痛风是长期嘌呤代谢紊乱及或尿酸排泄减少,血尿酸增高所引起的一组疾病。 从古至今痛风一直是欧洲和北美的常见病。在我国50年代以前少见,随着人民生活水平的提高,饮食结构的改变,80年代开始其发病率明显增加。其整个过程突出表现为:1、血清尿酸浓度增高(>420umol/L);2、特征性急性关节炎反复发作,以趾蹠关节为首发,夜间尤甚,且 Gout is a group of diseases caused by long-term purine metabolic disorders and decreased uric acid excretion and elevated uric acid. Gout has been a common disease in Europe and North America since ancient times. In our country before the 1950s rare, with the improvement of people’s living standards, changes in diet, the incidence of the 80’s markedly increased. The whole process highlights: 1, increased serum uric acid concentration (> 420umol / L); 2, recurrent characteristic acute arthritis, with the metatarsal joint as a starting point, especially at night, and