2. Monoarticular arthritis
This is the clinical term that describes inflammatory joint pain located in only one articulation. That is what happens in gout, at least in the first stages of the disease. The pain in gout is usually located in the great toe, but other sites can also be affected. It may take a second articulation, but usually not a third. Thus, it is called acute monoarticular arthritis. Gout has the particularity of happening in episodes or attacks. The pain is not continuous. Instead, it comes and goes in periods of around one or two weeks and usually affects the same articulation. Even when left untreated, the pain resolves in a few weeks. After receiving treatment, it will subside faster.