10 Symptoms of Gout

By tallene

Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky

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Symptom #9: Chronic Tophaceous Gout

This can occur if gout is left untreated and the symptoms continue to spread throughout the body. It can take up to 10 years for this to develop. In this stage, the hard nodules, which are called tophi, develop in your joints, skin and soft tissue.

You can also find that tophi grows in your ears. This causes permanent damage that cannot be reversed after a period of time. It is important to take care of gout as it is occurring so that it does not turn into this type of chronic body ache throughout the body.

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