Foot pain

DDx

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  • Arterial insufficiency

DDX

  • Ingrown toenail
  • Bunions, corns, calluses, warts
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Morton’s neuroma
  • Metatarsalgia, eg, rheumatoid arthritis
  • Pes planus (flatfoot)
  • Bursitis of first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint (inflamed bunion)
  • Metatarsal stress fracture
  • Arthritis, eg, gout, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis
  • Poorly fitting shoes
  • Lumbar disk herniation
  • Achilles tendinitis
  • Retrocalcaneal bursitis
  • Tarsal tunnel syndrome
  • Peripheral neuropathy, eg, diabetes mellitus, alcoholism
  • Arterial insufficiency
  • Diabetic or arterial insufficiency ulcer with or without osteomyelitis
  • Polyarteritis nodosa, thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger’s disease), Raynaud’s syndrome
  • Erythromelalgia

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Last updated: February 24, 2015