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- Overview
- Treatment
- Prevention
Cold intolerance is an abnormal sensitivity to a cold environment or cold temperatures.
Alternative Names
Sensitivity to the cold; Intolerance to cold
Considerations
Cold intolerance can be a symptom of a metabolic problem.
Some people (often very thin women) do not tolerate cold environments because they have very little body fat and are unable to keep warm.
Common Causes
Anemia Anorexia nervosa - Blood vessel (vascular) problems, such as
Raynaud's phenomenon - Chronic severe illness
- General poor health
Hypothyroidism - Problem with the
hypothalamus
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Cold intolerance Treatment
Review Date: 04/19/2010
Reviewed By: Ari S. Eckman, MD, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Johns
Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by
VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA,
Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
