Several years, after suffering a acute
gout attack in my right big toe, I began
taking 300 mg of allopurinol on a daily
basis. However, just recently, my left
hip has become very painful and the sudden
onslaught and the degree of pain reminds
me of my previous gout attack in my toe.
I'm just wondering if gout can attack the
hip joint? Also, can it attack the
shoulder joint as well? Any answers will
be appreciated. Thank you.
Gout rarely attacks large joints such as
hips. But pseudo gout does. Pseudo gout
is caused by precipitation of calcium
pyrophosphate dihydrate (cppd) crystals in
the joints. While allopurinol can lower
the blood uric acid level to prevent gout
attacks, it has no effect on cppd and
pseudo gout. Sever pain in the shoulder
and hip can be caused by something other
than gout and pseudo gout. I suggest you
see a rheumatologist or an orthopedic to
check it out. Take care.
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Peter41
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 2
Hip Pain/jyy2 Posted: 06-11-05 14:21pm
Thank you for the information. Appreciate
it.
I plan on researching pseudo gout and
hopefully will be able to see a
rheumatologist. Thank you again.
