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- Overview
- Treatment
- Prevention
Fingers or toes may change color when they are exposed to cold temperatures or stress or when there is a problem with their blood supply.
Alternative Names
Blanching of the fingers; Fingers - pale; Toes that change color; Toes - pale
Common Causes
- Buerger's disease
- Chilblains - painful inflammation of small blood vessels
- Cryoglobulinemia
- Frostbite
Necrotizing vasculitis - Peripheral artery disease
- Raynaud's phenomenon - sudden change in the finger color ranges from pale to red to blue
Scleroderma Systemic lupus erythematosus
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Fingers that change color Treatment
Review Date: 06/20/2011
Reviewed By: Neil J. Gonter, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Columbia
University, NY and private practice specializing in Rheumatology at
Rheumatology Associates of North Jersey, Teaneck, NJ. 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)
