If you have burning pain in a thumb joint, you could be experiencing a gout attack, also called a flare or flare-up. Gout in the thumb is rare, but it can affect the carpometacarpal (CMC ...

During an acute attack of gout, inflammatory mediators are released and vascular adhesion and chemotaxis of leukocytes to the inflamed joint is enhanced. 7 However, for this to have an impact on ...