I'm a 20+ year gout sufferer. This last
bout made me change my diet. I found out
about the diet-gout connection via the
web. My doctor neglected to tell me that
the beer, seafood and meat diet I was
formerly on was counter-productive to gout
management, guess he liked the repeat
bussiness. My question is: can a severe
gout attack in the little finger (to the
point of grotesque swelling and
discoloration--black-blue-purple) cause
enough tissue damage to necessitate the
debridement (removal) of the discolored
tissue?
Thanks in advance,
ub
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JYY2
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Posts: 227
Posted: 03-07-06 11:50am
It's rather unusual to have sever gout
attack in the little finger, especially
you are so young. My suggestion is: see
a rheumatologist and have the problem
joint fluid tested for the gout culprit:
monosodium urate crystals. If you have
gout, the proper treatment should reduce
the swelling without a surgery. More
gout info can be found at http://www.Icuredmygout.Org .
Good luck.
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ubmoon
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 3 Location: maryland
Posted: 03-07-06 19:55pm
Jyy2:
maybe I wasn't clear in my first
post. I'm not a 20yr. Old with gout,
i'm 45 and a 20+ year veteran of gout.
I've been through 10 years of limping
(gout in the feet) then it attacked my
knees and elbows, (drained numerous times,
tested and confirmed gout) both bursa sacs
in my elbows have been surgically removed
due to gout. I can not begin to count the
number of cortazone shots i've had in my
knees and hands. I'm pretty damn sure I
gots the gout. My question was: can a
gout attack in the little finger ( to the
point of grotesque swelling and
discoloration black-blue-purple) result in
enough tissue damage to necessitate the
debridement of the affected tissue. But
hey' thanks for the concern.
Ub
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JYY2
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Posts: 227
Posted: 03-08-06 13:57pm
Built up of tophi (msu crystals) around
the joints can eventually damage the bones
and soft tissues around the joints,
including the little finger joints. I
strongly suggest that you see a
rheumatologist. Good luck.
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ubmoon
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 3 Location: maryland
Posted: 03-08-06 18:50pm
Jyy2
the last five years of allopurinol
300mg/day have pretty much taken care of
the tophi. My rheumatalogist says I have
minor bone loss in some joints. She
calls them "rat bites". What I really
need to know is: can gout (as formerly
described) cause an abcess? And would
the affected digit have to be cut open and
have tissue surgically removed to "save"
the finger?
Ub
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JYY2
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jun 2004 Posts: 227
Posted: 03-08-06 21:44pm
I have not read that gout can cause
abscess and if so how to deal with it. I
assume your rheumatologist or hand surgeon
has the answers. Take care.
