Hands and Feet Are Cold

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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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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

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  • Do you have cold hands and feet?

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Reviewed By:

Yoshinori Abe

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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