Our oldest son used to get teased by friends because he often had ‘funny colored hands and fingers’. In certain situations, his fingers turn white, blue or red. He mentioned this problem to us one day. Dad and I both mentioned that we had noticed the condition. Neither one of us had given it much ...
Scleroderma is a serious disease that can be fatal. It is an autoimmune disease that causes the body’s tissue to be attacked by its own immune system. There is a sudden build up of collagen in the person’s tissue and skin. This disease is considered rare and may go on undiagnosed if your doctor only ...
Have you ever gone outside on a cold day and your fingers get really cold, turn white and then start to turn blue and you start experiencing excruciating pain? Maybe this is just frost bite but not likely because you have to be outside for a long period of time, in the freezing cold, without ...
“Erythro–what?” Strangers will often say this to me when they look at my bright red, painful-looking feet and ask what is wrong. I say, “It’s erythromelalgia,” evoking their incredulous response. Erythromelalgia is a disease whose defining symptom is burning red extremities due to blood engorgement. The cause of the engorgement can be genetic or secondary ...
What is fibromyalgia? Wikipedia defines fibromyalgia as a medically unexplained syndrome characterized by chronic widespread pain. It has also been defined by rheumatologists as a common rheumatic syndrome indicating widespread pain in fibrous tissues, muscles, and tendons, resulting in painful muscles without any weakness. Not all people experience all associated symptoms. Persons with fibromyalgia state ...
What is scleroderma? How can it affect me or someone I love? This little known disease affects over 300,000 people in the United States, mainly women. Yet very little is known about the disease among the general public. It is an autoimmune disorder that is largely invisible, yet can be crippling. Some 80,000-100,000 have the ...