Pseudogout

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Signs and Symptoms

Pseudogout causes pain, swelling, redness, and warmth in the affected joints. The condition commonly affects the knee, but also may involve the shoulders, elbows, wrists, ankles, and the first metatarsal phalangeal joint of the big toe (hallux; which is often affected in standard gout).


Symptoms, which vary from mild to severe, may last from a few days to a couple of weeks, and may come and go. Fever may also be present.


Pseudogout also may cause complications...Read the full article