This happens because the squeezing motion of the esophagus (peristalsis) does not work as well as it should. Raynaud's phenomenon is a condition in which some areas of the body, usually the fingers or ...

Raynaud’s phenomenon is a condition that causes blood vessels in the hands and sometimes the feet to constrict, limiting blood flow to the fingers and toes. This reduced blood flow causes ...

Raynaud phenomenon, an exaggerated vasospastic response to cold or emotion leading to discolouration of the digits, can be either primary (idiopathic) or secondary to an underlying disorder ...

Every day, they swell and ache due to arthritis and turn blue from sensitivity to cold—a marker of a vascular disorder called Raynaud’s phenomenon, which is fairly common in people with lupus. The ...

In addition, although it has been shown to prevent the development of new digital ulcers, whether bosentan is also effective in those with SSc-related Raynaud phenomenon (RP) without pre-existing ...