Cold hands and feet
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Presentation
Prevalence
- In a 2001 Belgian study, 72.2% of patients meeting the Fukuda criteria and 77.2% of patients meeting the Holmes criteria, in a cohort of 2073 CFS patients, reported cold hands and feet.[1]
Symptom recognition
Notable studies
Possible causes
- Poor circulation
- Raynaud's disease
- Thyroid disease
- Lupus
- Diabetes
- Anaemia
- Nervous system disorders
Potential treatments
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See also
References
- ↑ De Becker, P; McGregor, N; De Meirleir, K (September 2001), "A definition-based analysis of symptoms in a large cohort of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.", Journal of Internal Medicine, 250 (3): 234-240, PMID 11555128