Cold hands and feet

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.

Symptom recognition
The Canadian Consensus Criteria recognizes cold hands and feet as a neuroendocrine system symptom.

Possible causes

 * Poor circulation
 * Raynaud's disease
 * Thyroid disease
 * Lupus
 * Diabetes
 * Anaemia
 * Nervous system disorders