Rheumatic arthritis and gout

Rheumatoid arthritis and gout generally differ in the cause, location, symptoms, etc.

1, the cause of

rheumatoid arthritis is not related to group A streptococcal infection, gout is mostly caused by purine metabolism disorder.

2, the incidence of

rheumatoid arthritis mainly involves knee joints, ankles, elbows, shoulders and wrist joints; gout mainly occurs in metatarsophalangeal joints, foot backs and small joints.

3, symptoms

Rheumatoid arthritis in the prodromal stage may appear fever, sore throat, cough and other symptoms, with the development of the disease, gradually appear joint redness, burning, pain and other symptoms, mostly in two weeks, rarely more than a month; gout patients in the acute stage may appear joint redness and pain symptoms, along with the development of the disease may appear in the local tophite.