White Fingers Blue And Contusioned
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
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