Patient's question:
The child next door was admitted to the hospital because of ankle swelling and pain. After diagnosis, it turned out that he had juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Oh my, isn't this an elderly disease? However, I guess it's related to his diet. This little guy only drinks soda and never drinks water. I wonder if it has anything to do with it.Doctor's answer:
Children can get gout, but it is usually secondary to other diseases. It is commonly secondary to congenital metabolic diseases such as Glycogen Storage Disease type I or Lesch-Nyhan syndrome. It can also be secondary to bone marrow proliferative diseases and lymphoproliferative diseases, such as leukemia, multiple myeloma, etc. Drugs can also cause gout.