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The symptom of Reynaud’s phenomenon causes limited blood flow to the extremities; this includes the hands, fingers, feet and toes, which can feel numb and cold. This normally is not a long lasting condition when it occurs, but can cause the fingers or toes to turn white or even blue in extreme cases.
This does not last a long amount of time and as the blood returns to the hands, fingers, feet or toes it can cause a feeling of warmth. One of the other symptoms that can be felt when experiencing this secondary arthritis complication is throbbing in the extremities that have been affected. The throbbing in most cases is irritating, but in some cases it can become painful and this is normally when the blood is returning to the fingers, toes, hands or feet.
There can be a sign that this condition of numbness is going to occur when the skin turns red on the fingers or toes. In some extreme cases this can also include the ears and nose, however redness and numbness in these are rare.
Reynaud’s syndrome does not debilitate the person it has affected, this is a condition that lasts only a few minutes in most cases and then normal activity can resume.
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