Red hands-HELP!

[x_Joanna_x]

For the last two years (roughly), I have had extremely red hands. It is very severe though. It literally cuts off like a glove. It cuts off at the bottom of my wrist bone (on both hands). I have, and have had for quite a while now, quite cold hands. I think it was probably 1 and a half years that i have had cold hands. Even when i am warm, my hands remain very cold, especially around the fingertips. My hands often go grey with bright orange blothes (like highlighter) randomley on my hands when they are very cold. My fingertips are also often grey even when my hands are not cold. Can this be connected to my red hands? A lot of the time, my hands are blotchy in a way that you can see my blood vessels being very red. Whenever i touch my hand or put the slightest pressure on it, the place where i pressed goes completely white and it takes a few seconds to go back to being red.

I know these symptoms may sound like eczema and my hands do get dry but only in winter and even when my hands are not dry, i still have the redness. My hands are red every day, no matter how hot or cold it is. I get quite embarrased so please can you help me.

Thank you for reading...
Joanna

Ps. I have tries eczema creams and moisturisers.

[ginbud]

I see someone has posted the correct spelling of Raynauds disease.
Good Luck,
Ginbud

[ginbud]

Dear Joanna,
I am not a Doctor, but the symptoms that you have written about may be caused by an autoimmune Disease known as Reinoids.. If your hands are frequently feeling icy cold and almost painful to touch or use when in this cold state, then its very important not to rub vigorously in an attempt to warm them because if you do have Reinoids your fingers are actually in the same state as serious frostbite. The bones are brittle when freezing, and can be broken easily when they are in a sever below body temperature state. This autoimmune disease  can effect ones feet in the same manner. As the disease progress', it will eventually involve the feet. My Mom had this condition for many years in her hands only, but eventually her feet were effected in the same manner. If you find that electric blankets, gloves and other warming aids are being used by you to "un freeze" your cold hands, or keep them warm enough to function normally for you, then once again this is symptomatic of this disease and you are half way towards a diagnosis. Do autoimmune diseases run in your family tree?  If so, this information will aid in a diagnosis.

Reinoids and Sogrerns are two autoimmune diseases that frequently develop within the same patient. These two auto immune diseases are sometimes a precursor to a more serious, developing autoimmune disease known as Mycynia Gravis. This disease usually starts showing the damage it can cause to ones body in it's  initial stages of development which are frequently precursors to the bigger disease which is developing.. The initial symptoms usually manifest as Reinoids and Shogren,.or with the onset of advanced stages of Mycinia Gravis, a drooping or wandering eye issue can develop.  Forrest Whittiger. the actor, who has these symptoms in one of his eyes is a classic example of this disease's effect on the eyes. Shogrens is the development of dry eyes which is treated with drops. Read up on these various diseases, or symptoms, and judge for yourself if you are experiencing other low level symptoms of any of these diseases which are frequently symptoms for the onset of early Mycinia Gravis. Normally, this autoimmune disease starts popping up in it's primary, tell tale diagnosis of one, or both of the autoimmune diseases effecting the feet, hands and eyes by a patients mid thirties to mid forties. If treated early,serious damage and problems can be significantly reduced by understanding the tiggers which push these symtoms into gear and by taking steps to avoid them and treat flair ups early on.  Hope this information helps you instead of freighting you. I can't look up the proper spelling for Sogrens or Reinoids without losing what I've written here. Sorry about that, but you will find them both listed under the larger, more serious autoimmune disease called Mycinia Gravis. This one I know. Feel free to send me a private message if you have more questions about how these diseases can be linked together. However, first make sure you have read up on them carefully to determine if you should even consider this information as relevant to your problem. Check out the home page for Mycina Gravis autoimmune disease and you will find the other two diseases and their symptoms listed.
Good Luck,
Ginbud

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
Cold peripheries or cold hands and feet can happen due to peripheral vascular disease or disorder of the circulatory system outside of the brain and heart. Other causes of cold extremities are hypothyroidism, eating disorders like anorexia, Addison’s disease, adrenal causes like pheochromocytoma, anemia, Buerger’s disease, chronic fatigue syndrome and Raynaud’s disease. You will need some tests like treadmill test, color Doppler, angiography, ultrasonography and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). Drugs like beta blockers which are used as antihypertensives can also cause cold extremities.
Yes, redness can be due to the hands being cold.
Please consult your PCP for primary examination followed by proper referral.
Hope this helps. Take care!