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Question: GOUT
| UB
- Thu Mar 02, 2006 11:13 pm |
Has anyone ever lost a finger or toe to Gout? Is it possible to have necrosis in a gouty digit?
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| Dr. P. M. Aries
- Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:59 pm |
 It´s not common. There might be the possibility of a necrosis by superinfection, but Gout itself does not lead to a digit necrosis.
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| UB
- Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:06 am |
Thanks for responding to my inquiry Dr. Aries. I'm not sure what you mean by "superinfection" . I was referring to a severe Gout attack with extreme swelling and discoloration of the little finger, body temperature normal, white blood count normal. Could such a severe episode of Gout necessitate the debridement of the affected (discolored) tissue?
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| Dr. P. M. Aries
- Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:07 pm |
sorry for the late reply. Yes, that might be possible. Ask, if the pathologist got the digit to analyse why the necrosis has happend.
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