Can gout cause foot edema?

Gout is a

rheumatic immune disease caused by excessive uric acid production or metabolic disorders. If the patient is asymptomatic or the foot joints are not affected, there will be no symptoms of foot edema. However, if the patient is in an acute attack of the disease and the lesions involve the metatarsophalangeal joints, there will be symptoms of foot edema.

Patients should pay attention to reducing the movement of the affected limbs during the treatment period and actively accept clinical treatment to control the disease progression. Clinical symptoms can be relieved.