The most Common Place for Gout is in the Big Toe
Whatever some people say about gout there is one thing that is true about it, that it really hurts. The big toe is the most common place where you can locate gout. So therefore when someone gets gout in that area then it is pretty obvious that it is really gout. But gout can and does affect many other joints and often gets initially misdiagnosed as something else. In the foot, gout can also affect the midfoot or rearfoot. After the big toe joint, it can second most commonly affect the midfoot joints resulting in dorsal foot pain. Gout in the ankle can also occur. When this happens the diagnosis is often delayed. The best way to make a diagnosis is to use a drug like colchicine which is very specific for gout. Other conditions affecting this part of the fot will not get better with that drug, but gout will