Mountain Home, Arkansas
A female asked:
What are signs of gout?
1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Teddy Atikanswered
Hand Surgery 29 years experience
Swelling and pain: gout is the greatest imitator of an infection: a joint affected with gout will look red and swollen and feel warm.
3.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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A 48-year-old member asked:
What is gout? What are the signs of it?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Jeffrey Kassanswered
Podiatry 29 years experience
Monoarticular: Arthritis = red, hot, swollen painful joint.
Joints affected are generally extremities. 75percent of the time the first metatarsophalangeal joint in the foot.
3.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Last updated Jul 1, 2019
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