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Raynaud's Phenomenon - Symptoms

Areas affected by Raynaud's phenomenon may:

  • Feel cold or numb, as if they have fallen asleep.
  • Turn white and then, as warming begins, change to blue and red or change directly from white to red.
  • Turn blue, then red with warming. As colors develop, the affected areas may throb, ache, tingle, or feel cold or numb.

The hands, feet, nose, and ears can be affected by Raynaud's phenomenon. Raynaud's may affect one finger or several. Even nipples may be affected. In one series of cases, mothers with Raynaud's experienced nipple pain during breast-feeding.1

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Last Updated: July 19, 2006
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