DEAR DR. DONOHUE: The skin where my big toe joins my foot turned red and felt hot. It was painful. I decided it must be gout. To play it safe, I saw our doctor, who agreed with my diagnosis but ...

Gout can occur in almost any joint, including the ankle, knee, wrist or elbow, but the classic presentation is podagra — pain in the big toe. Gout is caused by uric acid crystals within the joint.

Symptoms include sudden severe pain in a joint, often the big toe, as well as hot, swollen, red skin over the affected joint.

Gout mostly happens to middle-aged to older men and to women who have gone through menopause. The base of the big toe is often the first joint to suffer an attack.

Q. I am a 55-year-old man with gout. I work on my feet all day, so you see how this is a problem. I take allopurinol every day and Celestone when I have an attack. Is there anything more I can do ...

Gout can affect the fingers, feet, ankles, elbows, wrists and knees. However, the big toe is the joint most commonly affected. Even though gout can emerge at any age, men between the ages of 40 ...

Gout in foot joints is most common, with gout often affecting the big toe joint. However, other joints can be affected as well, particularly those in the lower body. For example, gout in ankles or ...

Gout sounds like a disease that shouldn’t exist anymore, especially since it’s referred to as the “disease of kings” because of its connection to royal leaders like Henry VIII, who lived with the ...

Gout – only rich, old men get it, right? Wrong! The truth is, gout can affect both men and women of all ages, economic standing and backgrounds. More than 8.3 million American adults have gou… ...

Gout – only rich, old men get it, right? Wrong! The truth is, gout can affect both men and women of all ages, economic standing and backgrounds. More than 8.3 million American adults have gou… ...

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