Acute arthritis - Kyusei Kansetsuen

...The incidence of gout is said to be 0.2-0.4%. It was once a rare disease in Japan, but in recent years it has been increasing and is approaching that of Europe and the United States. Typical symptoms are acute arthritis with severe pain, redness, and swelling in the base joint of the first toe (thumb), the tarsal joint, and the dorsum of the foot. This will heal within 4-5 days regardless of whether or not treatment is given, and the course of the disease is commonly described as "pain comes in like the wind and goes away like the wind." ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "acute arthritis" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…痛風の発生頻度は0.2～0.4％といわれ，日本ではかつてはまれな病気であったが，近年増加し，欧米のそれに近づきつつある。　典型的な症状は，足の第1指(母指)の基関節，足根関節および足背部に激痛と発赤，腫張のある急性関節炎である。これは治療の有無にかかわらず4～5日で治り，〈痛みが風のごとくやってきて，風のごとく去っていく〉と俗にいわれる経過をとる。…

※「急性関節炎」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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