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'''Cold hands and feet''' are a common occurrence with [[ME/CFS]]. The cause is believed to be related to the [[autonomic nervous system]] being unable to regulate proper [[blood]] flow to the small blood vessels that supply the skin. In turn, tiny blood vessels to shut down, resulting in the cold feeling. The fingers, toes, ears and nose are the most vulnerable to this phenomenon.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.meassociation.org.uk/2015/01/why-our-january-quick-survey-asks-about-cold-hands-and-feet-2-january-2014/ | title = Why our January quick survey asks about cold hands and feet {{!}} 2 January 2014|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-11}}</ref> ==Presentation== ==Prevalence== *In a 2001 Belgian study, 72.2% of patients meeting the [[Fukuda criteria]] and 77.2% of patients meeting the [[Holmes criteria]], in a cohort of 2073 [[Chronic fatigue syndrome|CFS]] patients, reported cold hands and feet.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = De Becker | first = Pascale | authorlink = Pascale De Becker | last2 = McGregor | first2 = Neil | author-link2 = Neil McGregor | last3 = De Meirleir | first3 = Kenny | author-link3 = Kenny De Meirleir | date = December 2001 | title = A definition‐based analysis of symptoms in a large cohort of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome | url =https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1046/j.1365-2796.2001.00890.x?sid=nlm%3Apubmed | journal = Journal of Internal Medicine|volume=250 | issue = 3 | pages = 234–240|doi=10.1046/j.1365-2796.2001.00890.x|quote=|via=}}</ref> ==Symptom recognition== The [[Canadian Consensus Criteria]] recognizes cold hands and feet as a ''neuroendocrine system'' symptom. ==Research studies== ==Possible causes== *[[Anaemia|Anemia]] *[[Diabetes]] *[[Lupus]] *Nervous system disorders *[[Poor circulation]] *[[Raynaud's syndrome]] *[[Thyroid disease]] ==Potential treatments== == See also == * [[Cardiovascular system]] ==Learn more== * 2013, [https://www.healthrising.org/blog/2013/06/02/the-blood-will-out-dr-de-meirleir-on-blood-circulation-and-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-mecfs/ The Blood Will Out: Dr. De Meirleir on Low Blood Volume, Low Blood Pressure and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Signs and symptoms]] [[Category:Endocrine signs and symptoms]]
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