What Causes A Painful Boney Protrusion On The Big Toe?

Posted on Mon, 16 Apr 2018

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Question : Lower right area of left big toe has a sore, slightly protruding bone. Very painful and quite sore. As a Vet, it will take approximately three weeks to be seen. Any ideas of this problem?

Answered by Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:

Hello,

If the boney protrusion has been developing over a long period of time but just recently became sore (perhaps from irritation of the boney deformity against a shoe), it may be a bunion.

If what looks like a boney protrusion just came on rather suddenly, it could be something other than bone, and maybe gout. Depending on the cause, the treatment is different of course.

Hope I have answered your query.

Regards,
Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh, General & Family Physician

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar