While Raynaud's can't kill you, serious cases of secondary Raynaud's syndrome can cut off the blood flow to your skin and lead to tissue damage. A completely blocked artery can lead to skin sores (ulcers) or dead tissue (gangrene). It’s rare, but if this happens, your doctor might ...
A history or physical findings consistent with collagen vascular disease, obstructive arterial disease, or carpal tunnel or thoracic outlet syndrome should lead to selected diagnostic tests. Men, persons with onset of vasospastic attacks after age 40, and those with severe disease or trophic changes ...
90% of patients with scleroderma experience Raynaud's phenomenon. The rheumatologist must strive to establish the diagnosis, to identify a potential underlying cause, and to prescribe effective treatment when the symptoms are incapacitating. Raynaud's phenomenon is the acrosyndrome most commonly encounte...
Raynaud syndrome, also known as Raynaud’s phenomenon, is a medical condition in which the spasm of small arteries causes episodes of reduced blood flow to end arterioles. Typically the disease occurs in the fingers, and less commonly, the toes and other extremities. The episodes classically resu...
known as Raynaud syndrome. Underlying illnesses include - Connective tissue diseases like scleroderma (occurs in 80-90% of patients and can be the first symptom in 30%), systemi c l upus erythematosus (SLE), dermatomyositis, polymyositis and rheumatoid arthritis. ...
Spontaneous acute blue finger syndrome is an entity different from ischemia or vasospasm. The mechanism of subcutaneous bruising has been offered. Lesions usually disappear without the stages of ecchymosis resorption. The patients presenting with acute blue fingers should be rapidly clinically evaluated. ...
Open Document Introduction: Raynaud’s phenomenon is a disease that affects the blood flow to your fingers, and rarely your toes, nose, ears, lips, nipples, and knees can be affected as well. It is a result of an abnormal response of the blood vessels after being exposed to cold temperatu...
Raynaud's phenomenon is a condition in which the blood vessels of the fingers and toes constrict in response to cold, stress...
raynaud鈥檚 phenomenon can be primary (idiopathic) raynaud鈥檚 disease (rd) or secondary to an underlying disease, including connective tissue disorders, vascular obstruction, hand-arm vibration syndrome, drugs, and paraproteinemia. vascular, intravascular, and neural factors may play a role although ...
Many authors consider that late onset is a suspect criterion for differentiating primary Raynaud's phenomenon (Raynaud's disease, RD) from Raynaud's syndrome (RS). However, many cases of late-onset Raynaud's phenomenon in patients over forty years ...