Hands and Feet Are Cold
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Content updated on Jan 4, 2023
About the symptom
It describes the feeling of cold extremities all the time, no matter what the weather is outside or temperature around the individual.
When to see a doctor
Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms
Chest tightness
Abnormal sensation (tingling, prickling)
Palpitation
Back pain
Numbness / sensory disorder
Peripheral cyanosis
Chest pain
Possible causes
- Raynaud's disease
This is a disorder of unknown origin where there is decreased blood flow to the fingers from blood vessel spasm. Initially, the fingers turn pale when exposed to the cold, then subsequently become swollen, painful and red when warmed.
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
The carpal tunnel is an area in the wrist through which nerves travel. When the tunnel is compressed, symptoms of numbness or pain in the fingers may occur. Common triggers include long periods of typing on keyboards, pregnancy and diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.
- Diabetic Gangrene
This is a condition where a wound over the limbs do not heal well due to diabetes. This results in death of the tissue.
- Hyperhidrosis
- Hypothyroidism
- Anorexia nervosa / bulimia nervosa
Related serious diseases
- Frostbite
This is a skin injury that occurs after exposure to low temperature. The skin freezes and blood vessels constrict.
- Chronic heart failure
- Myocardial infarction (MI) / Unstable angina
- Venous embolism
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Reviewed By:
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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