Raynaud Syndrome and Raynaud Phenomenon
Alternate Names : Raynaud Disease
What are the signs and symptoms of the condition?
Raynaud syndrome and Raynaud phenomenon may cause changes in skin color. Often,
the skin pales or becomes bluish when arteries constrict. When the arteries
relax, the skin may flush and redden before its color returns to normal. Some
of the other symptoms are as follows:
numbness and
tingling
pain that is often described as throbbing
swelling
In Raynaud syndrome, symptoms will be bilateral, or experienced on
both sides of the body. In Raynaud phenomenon, symptoms generally affect only
one side of the body, and usually affect only one or two digits. In both
conditions, the thumb is rarely affected.
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