10 Symptoms of Gout in Foot
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #7: Red Skin
Just a quick glance at the skin can tell us a great deal about a person’s health. While we tend to have different tones and colors to our skin anyway, there are still some examples of when its color quite clearly indicates something is wrong. Such examples include when the skin is very white, or when it is very red.
If you have gout, the area around the joint is likely to become very red indeed. You might also find that the skin takes on a shiny appearance. The redness is partly because of the increased volume of blood in the area. Once gout subsides, though, the redness and the shininess should disappear.
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