Secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon
Evidence: Unconfirmed
Names
Raynaud disease
Raynaud’s disease
Raynaud’s phenomenon
Secondary Raynaud’s
Description
Secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon, as the name makes clear, is a phenomenon in which blood flow to the fingers and toes is limited, causing cold extremities and sometimes pain. The condition is made worse by cold temperatures. The amount of time that these extremities stay cold can vary.
Secondary Raynaud’s is a symptom experienced (and reported) by patients with autoimmune diseases. Primary Raynaud’s is when the symptoms appear without any other disease. Therefore, primary Raynaud’s is not an autoimmune disease. However, a person suffering from Raynaud’s could have an undiagnosed autoimmune disease.
Patient Groups
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Prevalence
US Cases: 6 to 28 million [Garner 2015]. Since it is a symptom, not an autoimmune disease, we do not count Raynaud’s phenomenon in our prevalence estimates.
Typical Age of onset
Typically, this disease appears between the ages of 15-30, and is more common in women.
Symptoms
Cold fingers and toes
Fingers and toes that are pale, white, or blue
Feeling cold, numbness, or pain in these areas
When blood starts to return to these areas, fingers or toes that turn red, burn, throb, experience numbness, or tingle.
