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My fingertips turned blue
Bluish skin on my fingers
Crying episode followed by turning blue
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Peripheral cyanosis is when the hands, fingertips, or feet turn blue because they are not getting enough oxygen-rich blood.
Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms
Hands and feet turn pale and blue
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.
Anemia is a disorder in which the body's tissues don't get enough oxygen due to insufficient healthy red blood cells. There are several types anemia with various causes, the most common being iron-deficiency anemia which is a result of insufficient iron. Iron is required to produce haemoglobin, a substance in the red blood cells which help carry oxygen.
This is a condition where a wound over the limbs do not heal well due to diabetes. This results in death of the tissue.
It occurs when the right side of the heart fails to adequately pump blood to the lungs. It's also known as pulmonary heart disease or cor pulmonale. Some common risk factors include left heart failure, persistent high blood pressure, conditions that affect the arteries of the heart, diabetes, certain lung conditions, cocaine and alcohol abuse.
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this symptom
Do you have purple blue colored skin?
Do your fingers or toes look pale?
Do you have finger pain?
Do you feel any numbness or change in sensation?
Have you ever experienced your fingers and toes turning from blue to purple or red in a cold environment?
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References
Pahal P, Goyal A. Central and Peripheral Cyanosis. 2021 Oct 9. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan–. PMID: 32644593.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559167/
Gupta A, Gupta R, Kumar V, Samarany S. Blue Toes at High Altitude: Peripheral Cyanosis. Am J Med. 2020 May;133(5):573-575. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.08.057. Epub 2019 Oct 24. PMID: 31668899.
https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(19)30878-2/fulltext
Baranoski GVG, Van Leeuwen SR, Chen TF. On the detection of peripheral cyanosis in individuals with distinct levels of cutaneous pigmentation. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2017 Jul;2017:4260-4264. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2017.8037797. PMID: 29060838.
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8037797
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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