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Symptoms of disease - pain in the big toe

Pain in the big toe can be observed in a wide range of conditions.

Which diseases there is pain in the big toe

1. Arthrosis of the big toe, in vernacular called gout, in fact nothing to do with gout has not. Although this diet is really most often affects it is the big toe of the foot, it occurs much less frequently than arthrosis. And if you suffer from gout mostly men, arthrosis of the big toe is broken more often in women. The reason for this is a long-term wearing fashionable shoes with narrow toe. As a result of thumb strongly deviates in, pressed for the second finger of the foot. Molded due to the deviations of the foot bone receives additional injury (rubbed with shoes) during the walk and gradually deformed. Later deformed not only suggestion bone, but also the entire joint. He is much wider (thicker)than it was before. The movement in the joint sharply limited.
In the long time arthrosis deformation usually so much captures the finger in the wrong position, that it is virtually impossible to return to the normal position. In addition to all of the constant friction of an inflammation of periarticular bags (bursitis) joint swell up, blushes and aches when it is touched.
The situation is aggravated by the fact, that the big finger of your blood pressure pushes out" and even the second and third toes, which leads to the combined deformation of the foot, which is very difficult to treat therapeutic methods.

2. Ingrown nail is most likely to occur on a big toe. Nail, planted in the skin of the finger, can inflict severe pain, but it may also, redness, swelling, and even infection. Trimming nails too short or not straight, strong shoes - all can lead to what has ingrown nail.

3. Traumatic injury (dislocations, fractures of the first toe).

4. Inflammation of the joints of the big toe of different etiology (viral, bacterial, parasitic).

Which doctor should I contact if there is a pain in the big toe

• Rheumatologist
• Traumatologist

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