Asymptomatic stage
Urate levels rise in the blood, but produces no symptoms
Acute stage – symptoms usually lasting 5-10 days
-sudden attack of joint pain
-swelling
-joints feel hot, tender and look dusty red or bruised
Intercritical stage – symptom-free intervals between gout episode
Most people have a second attack from six months to 2 years, while others are symptom-free for 5- 10 years
Cronic stage
-persistently painful joints with large urate deposits in the cartilage, membranes between the bones, tendons and soft tissues
-skin over the deposits develop sores and release a white pus
-joint stiffness
-limited motion of affect joint