gout attack
Sudden toe inflammation
A gout attack is a sudden episode of intense joint pain caused by uric acid crystals accumulating in the tissue.
The big toe is the classic site, though other joints can be affected.
Attacks typically strike at night and can last days: He woke at 3 a.m. with a gout attack so severe he couldn't bear the weight of the bedsheet.
- flareSudden bright burst
- flare upSuddenly worsen or intensify
- uric acidNitrogenous purine metabolite
- swollenAbnormally enlarged
- jointShared by multiple parties
toe · big toe · inflammation · throbbing · crystals · agony · sharp pain · red · hot · tender · purine · excruciating · stiff · hobbling · cherry · colchicine · midnight · middle of the night
- flare-upsflare-up, exacerbation, relapse, outbreak, episode
- gouturic acid, urate, flare, flare-up, flares
- rheumatic diseasesrheumatoid arthritis, lupus, scleroderma, polymyositis, vasculitis