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That burning sensation in your feet is very likely connected to lupus. Foot problems are incredibly common — studies show that about 77% of people with lupus experience foot pain at some point, and many describe it as burning, painful, or feeling like walking on glass or rocks.

The burning feeling can be caused by a few Show Full Answer

That burning sensation in your feet is very likely connected to lupus. Foot problems are incredibly common — studies show that about 77% of people with lupus experience foot pain at some point, and many describe it as burning, painful, or feeling like walking on glass or rocks.

The burning feeling can be caused by a few lupus-related issues:

- Peripheral neuropathy — nerve damage caused by lupus that can create burning, tingling, or painful sensations in the feet
- Raynaud's phenomenon — a comorbidity of lupus that restricts blood flow to the extremities, causing cold, numb, or burning feelings
- Arthritis — which affects nearly 95% of people with lupus and commonly targets the small joints in the feet As for hammer toes, lupus-related arthritis can affect the small joints in the toes, which over time may contribute to structural changes like hammer toes. It's definitely worth bringing both the burning sensation and the hammer toe changes up with your rheumatologist or a podiatrist, who can help pinpoint the exact cause and put together a treatment plan tailored to what's going on with your feet.

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