Raynaud's Syndrome

  • The condition known as Raynaud's has two different forms: Raynaud's syndrome and Raynaud's disease. Both maladies are triggered by cold or stress events. Raynaud's disease is the most common and it has no known cause. Raynaud's syndrome is a side-effect of several other disease conditions such as lupus, scleroderma, Sjogren's syndrome, pulmonary hypertension, repetitive trauma, carpal tunnel syndrome, smoking, rheumatoid arthritis, atherosclerosis and other causes. In both cases cold and stress are triggers which somehow cause the arteries that supply the skin to constrict, causing extremities of the body to become cold and/or lose sensation. This condition occurs more frequently in women and there is a higher incidence in cold climates. Included in the information below you will find symptoms that are associated with Raynauds, some of the statistics and two treatments that are commonly used. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/raynauds-disease/DS00433 http://arthritis.webmd.com/tc/raynauds-phenomenon-topic-overview

  • Symptoms

    Not everyone experiences the same symptoms, however, at the onset of Raynaud's syndrome, the affected areas (toes, fingers) will become more white, then they will become cold. Sometimes the toes and fingers will turn blue. Upon recovery from the symptoms, the skin will become red and there may be tingling, throbbing or swelling. Attacks may involve only one or two toes or fingers, and may also occur in other areas of the body, such as the lips, nipples, ears or nose. Attacks may be of short duration or they may last for hours. With Raynaud's disease, symptoms will be related to the underlying condition of the patient. A severe case of Raynaud's can result in finger or toe deformation, skin ulceration, infection and gangrene. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/raynauds-disease/DS00433/DSECTION=symptoms http://arthritis.webmd.com/tc/raynauds-phenomenon-symptoms

  • United States Statistics

    • Prevalence estimate: About 5-10% of the population, or 13.6 -27.2 million people. http://www.cureresearch.com/r/raynauds_phenomenon/stats.htm
    • From 40-60% of the patients respond to treatments.
    • Women between the ages of 15-50 are most often affected.

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