Cold Skin: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Cold Skin

Hypothyroidism

It involves slowing of body functions, and symptoms include weight gain, dry skin, constipation, cold intolerance, puffy skin, hair loss, fatigue, and menstrual irregularity [labtestsonline.org]

Symptoms include weight gain, constipation, dry skin, and sensitivity to the cold. [icd9data.com]

Symptoms include weight gain, constipation, dry skin, and sensitivity to the cold Too little thyroid hormone. [icd9data.com]

Polycythemia Vera

Dry your skin gently after bathing. Avoid scratching the skin. Use lotion to maintain skin moisture. Protect your hands and feet from injury, heat, cold and pressure. [uihc.org]

This causes normal body processes to slow down, bringing on symptoms like weight gain, dry skin, an increased sensitivity to cold and, of course, feeling tired. [livestrong.com]

Try not to scratch, as it can damage your skin and increase the risk of infection. Use lotion to keep your skin moist. Avoid extreme temperatures. [mayoclinic.org]

Cold Exposure

Skin vasomotor responses to cold exposure (CE) have been measured widely and shown to be abnormal in some clinical conditions. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Call 911 Call 911 right away if the victim has any of the following: Exceptionally cold skin Drowsiness, disorientation, or loss of consciousness Loss of muscle control While [mountnittany.org]

Call 911 immediately if the victim has any of the following: Exceptionally cold skin Drowsiness, disorientation, or loss of consciousness Loss of muscle control While you [saintlukeshealthsystem.org]

Raynaud Syndrome

The body may react to emotional stress as if it were reacting to cold. Skin color changes. [arthritis.org]

Symptoms The symptoms of Raynaud’s disease can include: Extreme sensitivity to cold. Your body also may react to emotional stress as if it were reacting to cold. [arthritis.org]

Raynaud’s Phenomenon Symptoms The symptoms of Raynaud’s phenomenon can include: Extreme sensitivity to cold. [arthritis.org]

Tricuspid Stenosis

Symptoms are usually mild but include palpitations (awareness of heartbeats), a fluttering discomfort in the chest, cold skin and fatigue. [heart.org]

Symptoms include a fluttering discomfort in the neck, fatigue, cold skin, and right upper quadrant abdominal discomfort. [msdmanuals.com]

skin (due to low cardiac output), and right upper quadrant abdominal discomfort (due to an enlarged liver). [msdmanuals.com]

Hypothermia

In infants, look for bright red, cold skin and a low energy level. If you see symptoms of hypothermia, consider calling 911 immediately. [jamanetwork.com]

skin (in infants) Some Common Causes of Hypothermia: wearing clothes that aren't warm enough for weather conditions staying out in the cold too long being unable to get out [statefarm.com]

Signs/Symptoms of Hypothermia Signs/Symptoms of Hypothermia Feeling cold, shivering uncontrollably Cool or cold skin on the abdomen, chest, or back Presence of the “umbles [scouting.org]

Chilblain

If your skin is exposed to cold, it's helpful to rewarm it gradually because sudden rewarming of cold skin may worsen chilblains. Nov. 27, 2018 References AskMayoExpert. [mayoclinic.org]

[Total: 14 Average: 2.9/5] Chilblains are common skin problems in people residing in cold regions. [primehealthchannel.com]

The tiny blood vessels under the skin constrict when the skin becomes cold. The blood supply to these areas of skin then becomes very slow. [malvernsurgeries.co.uk]

Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome Type 1

Cold urticaria occurs when cold exposure results in the development of small or large areas of raised, itchy skin. [healthcentral.com]

Cold urticaria signs and symptoms include: Temporary reddish, itchy welts (hives) on the area of skin that was exposed to cold A worsening of the reaction as the skin warms [fortishealthcare.com]

[…] urticaria mostly seen in cold climates in which skin rashes develop following exposure of skin to cold environments. [dovemed.com]

Cold Urticaria

Desensitization also prevented histamine release after skin exposure to cold. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cold urticaria occurs when cold exposure results in the development of small or large areas of raised, itchy skin. [healthcentral.com]

Overview Cold urticaria (ur-tih-KAR-e-uh) is a skin reaction to cold that appears within minutes after cold exposure. [mayoclinic.org]

Frostbite

Frostbite Facts — from the Mayo Clinic Signs and Symptoms of Frostbite At first, cold skin and a prickling feeling Numbness Red, white, bluish-white or grayish-yellow skin [patch.com]

Frostbite occurs when the skin and body tissues are exposed to cold temperature for a long period of time. [nlm.nih.gov]

What a person is more likely to be impacted by is frost nip, an early stage of cold skin damage that could lead to frostbite if you don’t get inside. [newyork.cbslocal.com]

Acrocyanosis

[…] turns pale and cold, no pulse, possible paralysis of the affected area Frostbite Caused by freezing of the skin and underlying tissues Skin becomes very cold and red; if [aafp.org]

[…] color changes with aggravation by cold exposure, and frequent association with local hyperhidrosis of hands and feet. [mayoclinic.pure.elsevier.com]

[…] of the extremities, with persistent, blue and/or red mottling of the skin of the digits, wrists and ankles, accompanied by profuse sweating and cold extremities. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Cold Panniculitis

Cold panniculitis occurs when skin is in direct contact with freezing temperatures. [bundoo.com]

Cold Panniculitis is a common skin condition that I encounter in both my The Woodlands dermatology and Conroe dermatology offices. [perridermatology.com]

Cold Panniculitis The skin may suffer Panniculitis from cold temperatures. When the skin is exposed to very cold temperatures, the adipose tissues get damaged. [primehealthchannel.com]

Raynaud Disease

In addition to the cold skin temperature, there is a pattern of color changes seen in the fingers and toes. [podiatrynetwork.com]

Symptoms The symptoms of Raynaud’s disease can include: Extreme sensitivity to cold. Your body also may react to emotional stress as if it were reacting to cold. [arthritis.org]

Patients with Raynaud's disease will often hear the expression, ""Cold hands, warm heart"" when shaking hands with others. [podiatrynetwork.com]

Chilblain Lupus Erythematosus Type 1

[…] the skin gradually since any sudden rewarming of cold skin will only worsen chilblains. [lucianoschiazza.it]

If your skin is exposed to cold, it’s helpful to rewarm it gradually because sudden rewarming of cold skin may worsen chilblains. [healthjade.com]

Nodules, firm or hard and cold and painful, are raised slightly above the skin line. [lucianoschiazza.it]

Sporadic Goitrous Cretinism

Essentials of Diagnosis Dwarfism, mental retardation, dry, yellow, cold skin, "pot belly" with umbilical hernia. PBI and T4 low; serum cholesterol elevated. [generalhealthtopics.com]

Adult type  • bradycardia  • cold extremities  • dry skin and hair  • periorbital puffiness  • hoarse voice  • bradykinesis, slow movements  • delayed relaxation phase [slideshare.net]

She was thinwith a poor appetite, constipated, very intolerant of coldweather, and had perpetually cold hands ; she was slow inaction and thought, her skin was dry, and her [docslide.us]

Immersion Foot

Nonfreezing tissue injuries are skin injuries caused by the cold. If your skin gets so cold it freezes, it's called frostbite. [msdmanuals.com]

Symptoms of trench foot include a tingling and/or itching sensation, pain, swelling, cold and blotchy skin, numbness, and a prickly or heavy feeling in the foot. [cdc.gov]

Common types of nonfreezing tissue injuries are: Frostnip Immersion foot (trench foot) Chilblains Frostnip is an injury in which your skin gets so cold that it turns numb, [msdmanuals.com]

Sclerema Neonatorum

The skin becomes cold, yellowish, mottled, and inflexible. synonyms Sclerema Neonatorum UMLS Disease, Underwood's, Sclerema adiposum, Sclerema Neonatorum, Sclerema, adiposum [dermis.net]

The skin becomes cold, yellowish, mottled, and inflexible. [medical-dictionary.cc]

Gastric Hypothermia

Third-degree frostbite includes hard, cold, white or blue-blotchy skin. Symptoms of hypothermia may be present in all 3 stages. [michigan.gov]

Common signs include shivering, slurred speech, an abnormally slow rate of breathing, cold and pale skin, fatigue, lethargy and apathy. [patient.info]

skin Cool feeling of extremities and abdomen Poor feeding Hypoglycemia ( low blood sugar ) Hypoxia (low levels of blood oxygen) or apneic (absensce of breathing) episodes [medicinenet.com]

Morphine Overdose

Here is a list of the most common signs of overdose with morphine: clammy skin cold skin coma convulsions pinpoint pupils extreme somnolence (sleepiness) reduced blood pressure [drug.addictionblog.org]

[…] itching blurred vision hallucinations throat tightness severe weakness cold, clammy skin swallowing difficulty severe dizziness, syncope tachycardia or bradycardia breathing [healthblurbs.com]

clammy skin Small pupils Fluid in the lungs Death. [pain.emedtv.com]

Myxedema

Symptoms include weight gain, constipation, dry skin, and sensitivity to the cold. [icd9data.com]

Cold intolerance Constipation Muscle aches Mental slowness Doctors diagnose hypothyroidism with a blood test called TSH. [sharecare.com]

These symptoms include: Fatigue Lethargy Mental impairment Depression Cold intolerance Hoarseness Dry skin Weight gain Myxedema can be treated by managing the underlying cause [differencebetween.info]

Livedo Reticularis

The patchy-looking skin is often a chronic medical condition that looks worse when the skin is exposed to the cold. [healthyandnaturalworld.com]

Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus. livedo [ lĭ-ve´do ] a discolored patch on the skin, usually associated with cold weather. adj., adj liv´edoid. livedo racemo´sa ( livedo [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Prevention Cold temperatures can make mottled skin worse. People with mottled skin should wrap up warm. [medicalnewstoday.com]

Veratrum Album

Let me quote: "Rapid sinking of forces; complete prostration; cold sweat and cold breath." "Skin blue, purple, cold, wrinkled, remaining in folds when pinched." [vithoulkas.com]

The Veratrum album person may feel a burning inner pain that contrasts with his cold skin and sweats. He develops painful abdominal cramps. [homeopathy-information.com]

Difficult (dyspnea) Loud ≡ more ... ▲ SKIN Skin Cold sweat Wrinkling of skin of hands and feet. [abchomeopathy.com]

Urticaria

Doctors might test for cold urticaria by placing an ice cube (in a plastic bag with water) on the skin (usually the forearm) for five minutes, then watching the skin as it [dispatch.com]

Cold urticaria is a skin reaction to cold, a form of hives. [telegram.com]

[…] histamine and other proinflammatory mast cell mediators following exposure of the skin to cold. [clinicaltrials.gov]

Non-Allergic Urticaria

[…] urticaria Cold air on exposed skin Cold water Ice block Cryotherapy Cholinergic urticaria Sweat induced by exercise Sweat induced by emotional upset Hot shower Contact urticaria [dermnetnz.org]

Physical urticaria is hives resulting from an outside source: rubbing of the skin, cold, heat, physical exertion or exercise, pressure or direct exposure to sunlight. [caallergy.com]

Applying cold compresses is helpful, and lubricating the dry skin with cream or ointment, especially during dry seasons, is essential. [allergyassociatesinc.com]

Idiopathic Cryoglobulinemia

cold-stimulation test result if wheal develops after skin has been rewarmed Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia Cryoglobulin deposition in small- to medium-size blood vessels [aafp.org]

cold weather. [foundationforpn.org]

[…] to cold weather. [peripheralneuropathycenter.uchicago.edu]

Congenital Non-Goitrous Hypothyroidism Type 4

[…] speech 91 Eyelid edema 90 Cold sensation 89 Decreased sweating 89 Cold skin 83 Thick tongue 82 Facial edema 79 Coarse hair 76 Skin pallor 67 Forgetfulness 66 Constipation [aafp.org]

cold intolerance thickening of the skin constipation puffy face, hands and feet weight gain decreased taste and smell depression thinning of eyebrows joint or muscle pain [dshs.state.tx.us]

Lethargy, Fatigue Dry Skin, *Cold intolerance Brittle nails, Coarse hair, Hair loss (scalp) Poor Memory & Concentration, Depression Constipation, LOW Appetite, HIGH Weight [quizlet.com]

Hypovolemia

Cold skin and decreased urine output may be present. Weak pulses, mottling, cyanosis, and impaired consciousness may all precede hypotension. [openanesthesia.org]

The signs and symptoms of hypovolemia include: • Cold skin • Agitation and anxiety • Decrease in the output of urine • Confusion • Feeling of weakness in general • Paleness [healthguidance.org]

skin, decreased urine output Hypotension: late finding. [openanesthesia.org]

Cutis Marmorata

[…] cu·tis mar·mo·ra·'ta a normal, physiologic, pink, marblelike mottling of the skin in infants, persisting abnormally in some children on exposure to cold. cutis marmorata skin [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

(occurring in neonates upon cold exposure) is reversible by skin warming. [accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com]

It represents an immature normal response of the skin to the cold. In order to conserve heat the blood vessels in the skin receive less blood flow. [contourderm.com]

Skin Abscess

A 37-year-old woman was admitted to a hospital due to a prolonged fever and a rash on her legs. She had systemic lymphadenitis and a skin abscess on her left leg. Pathological findings of a left leg skin biopsy revealed abscess formation with granulomatous dermatitis, Mycobacterium abscessus complex was cultured[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Bamforth Syndrome

[…] or mottled skin, persistent jaundice, and umbilical hernia. [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

[…] cleft palate, spiky hair and thyroid dysgenesis (in most cases athyreosis) leading to congenital hypothyroidism that manifests with lethargy, poor feeding, macroglossia, cold [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]