Does Gout Affect Hip Joints?

Posted on Mon, 17 Aug 2015

Question: Is gout been known to attack hip joints ?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (8 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Possible but tare manifestation

Detailed Answer:
Hi and welcome to HCM.
Gout may affect hip joint and then it is called hip bursitis, but this is not common manifestation og gout attack so other causes should be considered such as arhritis, arhrosis or neuropathy. If there is no improvement on alopurinol,indometacin or ibuprofenum then this is probably bot gout. you need to do xrays of hip. Wish you good health. Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Neel Kudchadkar