Pain In Your Ankles, Knees, Wrists, or Elbows
While urate crystals tend to deposit near the big toe, they can accumulate in any joint in the body. This means unexplained, moderate to severe pain in any joint.
Some people may develop pain and other associated signs in just one joint (for example, the left knee), but about 30 percent of patients develop “polyarthritis” – meaning they develop symptoms in more than one joint at a time.
When gout involves multiple joints, it’s hard to diagnose the condition because it mimics other joint diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.