text: why do i get 'burning' toes? sometimes inside the tip of my toes i feel like a burning/stinging sensation.  i don't get hot or sweaty feet.  any ideas what is the cause?  does this have a name? burning feet syndrome (bfs)  is characterised by a sensation of burning and heaviness in the feet and lower extremities  causes:     * no specific aetiology for bfs      * can occur as an isolated symptom or as part of a symptom complex in association with a variety of unrelated clinical settings. causes of bfs can be divided into the following categories:           o nutritional causes:                 + vitamin b deficiency                       # vitamin b deficiency may result in a disturbance in cellular metabolism in the tissues causing accumulation of intermediate metabolites                             * may cause abnormal and excessive stimulation, or lower the pain and temperature threshold of peripheral sensory nerve endings                       # bfs may also be an early clinical phase of vitamin b12 deficiency related neuropathy before frank neurological signs appear                 + malabsorption syndrome, chronic alcoholism - may cause bfs because of associated nutritional deficiencies           o metabolic/endocrinal causes:                 + diabetes mellitus                 + renal failure (dialysis patients)                 + hypothyroidism            o hereditary causes:                 + autosomal dominant bfs                       # familial disorder with an autosomal dominant inheritance                       # clinical picture is that of bilateral symmetrical pain with no muscle weakness, atrophy or foot deformity           o mechanical (entrapment neuropathies) causes:                 + tarsal tunnel syndrome                 + traumatic nerve compression                 + nerve entrapment due to sciatic mononeuropathy and spinal arteriovenous malformation can also cause burning feet (1)           o psychosomatic           o miscellaneous                 + erythromelalgia                       # uncommon disorder characterised by burning pain and redness of the extremities                       # may be primary or secondary to systemic disorders such as diabetes, collagen vascular disorders, or myeloproliferative disorders such as polycythemia vera or essential thrombocytosis.                 + chronic mountain sickness                 + gitelman syndrome                 + leishmaniasis                 + multiple sclerosis           o idiopathic   for more info pls contact your doctor  refer:   http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?id=x20060404001330258590  http://epodiatry.com/burning-foot.htm