Raynoud’s sign is a picture in which there is a phase of yellowing, bruising and redness triggered by cold, especially on the hands. It appears quite frequently in society. It is more common especially in young women. Many people apply with these complaints on their hands and feet every year during the winter months. However, very few of these people have another underlying disease. What is important for us is the raynoud sign accompanied by another disease.
Raynoud’s sign, in which there is no underlying disease, mostly develops with cold and stress. It often disappears when the weather warms up. There are no complaints of other organs such as the skin of the joint. These people are generally in their 20s.
Raynoud’s sign, which has an underlying disease, mostly occurs after the age of 30. It can occur not only in cold seasons, but also in hot weather, at room temperature. Whatever the accompanying disease is accompanied by, its findings are also present. For example, symptoms such as joint swelling, skin thickening or rashes may be present. In almost all of these patients, an abnormality can be found in blood tests.
While evaluating these patients, we act according to the basic principle of whether there is an underlying disease. Examination and blood tests generally help us.
If there is a raynoud finding without an underlying disease, we can recommend protection from cold, not smoking, staying away from stress conditions, and in severe cases, drugs that increase blood circulation. If there is a raynoud sign accompanying a disease, then we base the treatment of the underlying disease.
