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There are also a number of other conditions that affect hands, feet, and parts of the face with associated skin color changes that need to be differentiated from acrocyanosis: Raynaud phenomenon, pernio, acrorygosis, erythromelalgia, and blue finger syndrome. The diagnosis may be challenging in some cases, especially when these syndromes co-exist.
Purple glove syndrome (PGS) is a poorly understood skin disease in which the extremities become swollen, discoloured and painful. [1] PGS is potentially serious and may require amputation . PGS is most common among elderly patients and those receiving multiple large intravenous doses of the epilepsy drug phenytoin . [ 2 ]
Livedo reticularis is a common skin finding consisting of a mottled reticulated vascular pattern that appears as a lace-like purplish discoloration of the skin. [1] The discoloration is caused by reduction in blood flow through the arterioles that supply the cutaneous capillaries, resulting in deoxygenated blood showing as blue discoloration ().
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In addition to these cases, there was also an incident of purple urine bag syndrome among an elderly woman presenting with dementia. [2] She experienced symptoms of purple urine bag syndrome frequently, and each time she was given oral antibiotics to treat the potential underlying cause which was surmised to be a urinary tract infection. [2]
“As a Black woman, when I go to the doctor, they never listen,” Long begins, when asked how the illness affects her day-to-day. “They don't believe you. So it's hard to tell them, ‘Hey, I ...
Raynaud syndrome, also known as Raynaud's phenomenon, is a medical condition in which the spasm of small arteries causes episodes of reduced blood flow to end arterioles. [1] Typically the fingers, and, less commonly, the toes, are involved. [ 1 ]
Experts say certain red flags can mean a bigger health issue is at play — for example, episodes of cold hands that are frequent, not easily reversible or are new in those ages 30 years and above ...