chilblains
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Chilblains, also known as pernio, is a medical condition in which damage occurs to capillary beds in the skin, most often in the hands or feet, when blood perfuses into the nearby tissue, resulting in redness, itching, inflammation, and possibly blisters.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Chilblains
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Pernio, perniones, kibes, perniosis
- Medical condition (new).image
- Wintertenen.jpg
- Medical condition (new).caption
- Toes inflamed by chilblains
- Medical condition (new).field
- Internal medicine, podiatry
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Health references
- ICD-10
- T69.1XXA — Chilblains, initial encounter
Research
1,127 papers- Chilblains in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: a review.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2022
- Chilblains.VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten · 2020
- Approach to Chilblains During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery · 2020
- Chilblains (perniosis).Australian family physician · 1988
- Idiopathic Chilblains.Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases · 2024
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Clinical Trials
7 registered- NACOMPLETEDAnalysis of Chilblains pROfile During coVID-19 Epidemic (ACROVID)Poitiers University Hospital · NCT04387955
- NACOMPLETEDAssessment of Vasomotion of People With Idiopathic ChilblainsUniversity of Thessaly · NCT06237517
- COMPLETEDCutaneous Manifestations of Coronavirus Disease 2019(COVID-19).Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre · NCT05094687
- UNKNOWNAssessment of Chilbains Occuring During Covid-19 InfectionCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice · NCT04344119
- NACOMPLETEDCOVID-19 and ChilblainsRennes University Hospital · NCT04455308
- COMPLETEDAcral Cutaneous Thrombotic Vasculopathy and Covid-19 InfectionUniversity Hospital, Montpellier · NCT04361786
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- Said to be same as
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- Chilblains
- health specialty
- family medicine
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- C84631
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Chilblains, also known as pernio, is a medical condition in which damage occurs to capillary beds in the skin, most often in the hands or feet, when blood perfuses into the nearby tissue, resulting in redness, itching, inflammation, and possibly blisters.
It occurs most frequently when predisposed individuals, predominantly women, are exposed to cold and humidity. Ulcerated chilblains are referred to as kibes. Temperature-related chilblains can be prevented by keeping the feet and hands warm in cold weather and avoiding exposing these areas to extreme temperature changes. Once the diagnosis of chilblains is made, first-line treatment includes avoiding cold, damp environments and wearing gloves and warm socks.
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