Can gout affect more than just joints?

Yes: It can affect other organs such as kidneys as well.

Yes: Gout mainly affects joints but can affect the skin and the kidneys as well. Modern treatments exist to control gout in all areas of the body. Prompt diagnosis and treatment may even prevent kidney or skin complications.

Yes: It is a systemic disease.

Yes: However, for the most part when it attacks it usually will attack one joint at a time. It is known to be a monoarticular condition. Hoever, not every attack reads the textbook and there are instances of more than one joint having an attack simultaneously.