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There is a recurrent acute and chronic inflammation and thrombosis of arteries and veins of the hands and feet. The main symptom is pain in the affected areas, at rest and while walking (claudication). [1] The impaired circulation increases sensitivity to cold. Peripheral pulses are diminished or absent. There are color changes in the extremities.
Athlete's foot is the most common fungal disease, with possibly more than 50% of the population affected at some time. [2] [4] Tinea manuum accounts for less than 2% of all superficial fungal infections. [2] Tinea manuum is rare in both hands. [2] Scenarios with one foot and two hands, and one foot and one hand, have been described. [15]
Chilblains of the feet, caused by excessive exposure to cold and humidity. Dermatitis in extremities (toes, fingers, earlobes, nose, etc), including: Burning and itching sensations; Throbbing pain; Skin discoloration (red to dark blue) with erythema (blanchable redness) Blistering of affected area; Ulceration (in severe cases only)
The hands typically get cold when the body or the hand specifically is exposed to cold.” ... toes, ears, nose or even nipples become cold when an individual is stressed or exposed to cold air or ...
Touching your toes requires flexibility, especially in your hamstrings. Can you touch your toes? What that says about your health — and how to get better at it.
A person demonstrates how to assess capillary refill time (CRT) on a dummy [1] Capillary refill test on index finger pulp. [2]Capillary refill time (CRT) is defined as the time taken for color to return to an external capillary bed after pressure is applied to cause blanching. [3]
A spider angioma or spider naevus (plural: spider naevi), also nevus araneus, is a type of telangiectasis [2] (swollen, spider-like blood vessels on the skin) found slightly beneath the skin's surface, often containing a central red spot and deep reddish extensions (see Blood color) which radiate outwards like a spider's web or a spider's legs.
Flow abnormalities in smaller veins known as reticular veins or feeder veins under the skin can also cause spider veins to form, thereby making a recurrence of spider veins in the treated area less likely. Factors that predispose to the development of varicose and telangiectatic leg veins include Age