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Health Encyclopedia: Scleroderma Symptoms

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Raynaud's Phenomenon

Raynaud's phenomenon is often the first sign of the scleroderma disease process. With this condition, small blood vessels narrow in the fingers, toes, ears, and even the nose.

Typically, the fingers go through three color changes:

First, they become very pale.
As the blood flow is cut off, they turn a bluish color, usually in the top two sections of the second and third fingers.
Finally, when blood flow returns, the fingers become red.
Tingling and pain may occur in the af...

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