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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 ]
The Kasukawa criteria require a minimum of one of the common symptoms, a positive anti-RNP antibody, as well as one or more symptoms of the mixed symptoms in at least two of the three disease categories to qualify for a diagnosis of MCTD. [69] It has a sensitivity of 75% [70] and a specificity of 99.8%. [32] Common symptoms: [69] Raynaud's ...
Other common symptoms include mechanic's hands, Raynaud's phenomenon, arthritis, and fever. [4] It is still unknown what causes interstitial lung disease associated with antisynthetase syndrome. [5] Many antisynthetase antibodies have been reported with anti-Jo1 being the most prevalent. [6]
Raynaud’s phenomenon, which causes parts of the body like the fingers and the toes to go cold and numb, likely stems from two genes, a study published Thursday in the journal Nature ...
The acronym "CREST" refers to the five main features: calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia. [ 2 ] CREST syndrome is associated with detectable antibodies against centromeres (a component of the cell nucleus ), and usually spares the kidneys (a feature more common in the related condition ...
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"Raynaud's disease" gets more Google hits than "Raynaud's phenomenon", but I would agree that "phenomenon" is more correct. Whichever is chosen, the other should be a redirect. --Rory ☺ 17:45, Jun 14, 2004 (UTC) Raynaud's disease is actually distinct from Raynaud's phenomenon. See current version of article. Hfwd 10:20, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Phenomenon is a 1996 American romantic fantasy drama film directed by Jon Turteltaub, written by Gerald Di Pego, in which an amiable, small-town everyman is inexplicably transformed into a genius with telekinetic powers. It stars John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, Robert Duvall, and Jeffrey DeMunn. [3]