Raynaud Syndrome: Raynaud's syndrome (also called Raynaud's phenomenon) is a blood vessel disorder. The smooth muscle in the walls of arteries contract, causing "vasospasms" of the small vessels that supply blood to the extremities. The typical features of include changes in the color of skin from pale to bluish to red, which typically occur after exposure to cold temperatures. The disorder is sometimes referred to as "white fingers disease."

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When parts of your body get too cold, like your hands, feet, and sometimes other parts of the body, especially your ears and nose, they can be injured or react in different ways. Symptoms and signs of cold hands and feet include loss of sensation, numbness, tingling, itching, burning, unusual color of the affected area, and blistering. Types of cold injury include: frostbite, frostnip, immersion, pernio, Raynaud's phenomenon, cryoglobulins, and cold urticaria. The best treatment is rapid rewarming in the emergency department.

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Cold Hands and Feet When parts of your body get too cold, like your hands, feet, and sometimes other parts of the body, especially your ears and nose, they can be injured or react in different ways. Symptoms and signs of cold hands and feet include loss of sensation, numbness, tingling, itching, burning, unusual color of the affected area, and blistering. Types of cold injury include: frostbite, frostnip, immersion, pernio, Raynaud's phenomenon, cryoglobulins, and cold urticaria. The best treatment is rapid rewarming in the emergency department.