I have been diagnosed with gout, but I was checking into pseudogout. My uric acid was 5.4 the last time I was tested, but I ve had several flare ups in that time. My hands and feet are extremely painful. I, also, suffer from extreme fatigue and wondered if that was part of gout. Does gout cause extreme fatigue and what are the differences in gout and pseudogout?
Hi, thank you for providing the brief history of you. As you have pain and swelling in the feet this could be gout or RA. The difference between pseudogout and gout is little only but still needs a differentiation. Pseudogout is a form of arthritis that causes pain, stiffness, tenderness, redness, warmth, and swelling in some joints. It can affect one or several joints at once. Pseudogout commonly affects the knee or wrist. Less often, it can involve the hips, shoulders, elbows, finger joints, toes, or anklesGout is a form of arthritis characterized by severe pain, redness and tenderness in joints. So depending upon the laboratory tests and clinical assessment the differentiation can be made, and the treatment will be guided accordingly. Regards Jay In Chat Doctor. 