痛风是一种嘌呤代谢紊乱所致的疾病。是欧洲流行最古老的疾病之一。至今欧美10万人口中有275人罹患痛风,发病率为0.3％。过去认为东方民族罕见、少见,近年来逐年增多。日本在第二次世界大战以后,蛋白质食品成倍增加,痛风变盛行病。我国近年来随着人民生活水平提高,发病率也有较显著升高。这说明痛风的发病与饮食和环境因素是重要的。绝大多数患者为中年男性,平均发病 Gout is a disorder caused by purine metabolism disorders. It is one of the oldest epidemics in Europe. To date, 275 of the 100,000 people in Europe and the United States have gout, with a prevalence of 0.3%. In the past, the eastern nations were rare and rare, increasing year by year in recent years. Japan in the second world war later, protein food multiplied, gout became epidemic. In recent years, with the improvement of people’s living standards in our country, the incidence has also been significantly increased. This shows that the incidence of gout and diet and environmental factors are important. The vast majority of patients are middle-aged men, the average incidence