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Big Toe Pain Causes

Causes of sudden red, hot, swollen and extremely tender big toe, including gout, pseudogout, infection, inflammatory autoimmune arthritides, and mechanical or degenerative problems

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What could be causing a big to become inflamed similar to gout?

that becomes suddenly red, hot, swollen and extremely tender can be caused by multiple conditions that mimic classic gout; the key possibilities include from uric acid crystals, crystal diseases like ...