Secondary Raynaud: This form is also known as Raynaud phenomenon. Nicotine, alcohol, caffeine, and exposure to certain chemicals, such as vinyl chloride, can increase your risk for secondary Raynaud. The following are some common causes: Inflammatory and autoimmune diseases: Secondary Raynaud may be...
Focuses on research conducted at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, on patients with primary Raynaud phenomenon, vasospasm of the extremities. Details on meta-analyses...
Raynaud'sphenomenon can cause nipple vasoconstriction, resulting in episodes of pain, burning, and/or tingling.9This can occur with: Breastfeeding Exposure to the cold Nipple trauma In rare cases, nipple pain is a symptom of breast cancer, particularly Paget's disease of the nipple.10 See a ...
Episodes of excessive vasospasm are common in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon (RP). Pharmacological treatment may often result in side-effects such as hypotension, leading to discontinuation of treatment. Review of therapeutic interventions with regard to tendency towards hypotension was done in medica...
Related disorders include Sjogren's syndrome and Raynaud's phenomenon. Sjogren's syndrome is a connective tissue disorder which, among other symptoms, causes dryness of the eyes and mouth. Raynaud's phenomenon is a disorder that causes the blood vessels in the fingers and toes to constrict, usua...
doi:10.12968/bjha.2011.5.3.130Anne Mawdsley MbeMA Healthcare London
vasodilators1 , BACKGROUND: Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) is a disorder of the microvasculature that is characterized by an exaggerated physiological response triggered by cold and/or emotional stress, in particular. Other triggering factors include emotional stress, prolonged use of digits, medications (...
MD Consult - A 77-Year-Old Woman With Dyspnea and Raynaud Phen ... What is the diagnosis ? MD Consult - A 77-Year-Old Woman With Dyspnea and Raynaud Phen ...Phenomenon, Raynaud