Symptoms of Raynaud's phenomenon
Symptoms of Raynaud's phenomenon
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Raynaud's phenomenon: A disorder of the small blood vessels of the extremities, causing coldness and reduced blood flow. In response to cold or anxiety, these vessels go ... more about Raynaud's phenomenon.

Raynaud's phenomenon: Blood vessel constriction attacks affecting fingers and/or toes

Causes of Raynaud's phenomenon (Diseases Database):

The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Raynaud's phenomenon that are listed by the Diseases Database:

* Ergotamine
* Atenolol
* Amyloidosis
* Mixed essential cryoglobulinaemia
* Polyvinyl chloride
* Fabry's disease
* Embolism
* Piribedil
* Arsenic trioxide
* Peripheral neuropathy
* Thoracic outlet syndrome
* Pergolide
* Mycoplasma pneumoniae
* Systemic sclerosis
* Phaeochromocytoma
* Mixed connective tissue disease
* Pituitary tumour (growth hormone secreting)
* Multiple sclerosis
* Polyarteritis nodosa
* Systemic lupus erythematosus
* Cabergoline
* Transverse myelitis
* Atherosclerosis
* Waldenström macroglobulinaemia
* Sicca syndrome
* Leukemia
* Thallium
* Intervertebral disc herniation
* Polymyositis
* Arsenicals
* Polycythaemia rubra vera
* Takayasu's arteritis
* Ergometrine
* Lysuride
* Paroxysmal cold haemoglobinuria
* Cervical rib
* Cold agglutinins
* Methysergide
* Thromboangiitis obliterans
* Myeloma
* Propranolol
* Lead
* Bromocriptine
* Hand arm vibration syndrome
* Calcinosis-Raynaud's sclerodactyly-telangiectasia syndrome
* Melarsoprol
* Ropinirole
* Raynaud's disease
* Syringomyelia
* Peripheral vascular disease
* Rheumatoid disease
* Cryoglobulinaemia

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The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Raynaud's phenomenon includes the 51 symptoms listed below:

* Symptoms usually affect fingers, toes, nose, lips or earlobes
* Skin color changes
* Skin whiteness then blueness then redness
* Cold sensitivity
* Pallor (whiteness)
* Cyanosis (blueness)
* Redness (rubor)
* Finger symptoms
o Finger color changes
o Finger pallor
o Finger tingling
o Finger redness
o Finger numbness
o Finger sensitivity
o Finger pain
* Toe symptoms
o Toe color changes
o Toe numbness
o Toe redness
o Toe pallor
o Toe sensitivity
o Toe pain
* Nose symptoms
o Nose color changes
o Nose numbness
o Nose redness
o Nose pallor
o Nose sensitivity
o Nose pain
* Earlobe symptoms
o Earlobe color changes
o Earlobe numbness
o Earlobe redness
o Earlobe pallor
o Earlobe sensitivity
o Earlobe pain
* Lip symptoms
o Lip color changes
o Lip numbness
o Lip redness
o Lip pallor
o Lip sensitivity
o Lip pain
* Episodic attacks - lasting minutes or hours
* Small blood vessel constriction (vasospastic attacks)
* Symmetric symptoms - usually both hands or both feet rather than just one
* Both hands and both feet - primary Raynaud's affects all 4; secondary Raynaud's typically affects either hands or feet but not both.
* Other areas affected - hands and feet most common but others are possible
o Nose symptoms
o Lips symptoms
o Ear lobes symptoms

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