Other less common types of arthritis that affect the big toe include rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis. Symptoms of arthritis in the big toe include: Pain that's ...

ACPAs can help doctors diagnose early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and predict how likely ... in the fifth metatarsophalangeal joint, or little toe joint. Having ACPA-positive or ACPA-negative ...

Patients with rheumatoid ... grow quite big, almost the size of a golf ball. It is extra tissue that has developed because of the inflammation that is there from the underlying arthritis.

It is more common and severe in women, and affects the joints, particularly the knees, hips, hands and big toes. The cartilage ... of the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis varies greatly from person ...

Big toe pain often results from injury or minor underlying medical conditions. Arthritis, fractures, and gout may all cause pain in all parts of the big toe. Most cases of big toe pain are easily ...