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Could this be chilblains? What is wrong with my toes?

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layla13508
layla13508

I have history of Raynauds but I am very nervous. My doc appoint isn't for some time and I don't want to wait to try to figure it out. Thanks friends!

 

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  • Jan999
    Jan999 layla13508

    Posted

    It could be layla? Are your toes hot and very itchy?
    • layla13508
      layla13508 Jan999

      Posted

      Hello! Thank you for the quick response!

      They were hot and itchy, and all of them were red. They're not anymore but these blisters (not quite sure what to call them!) have appeared instead!

  • LindaBG
    LindaBG layla13508

    Posted

    Sure looks like chilblains (medical name "perniosis") to me. I don't get the hot and itchy, but I get the swellings that look like yours. Do they hurt?
    • layla13508
      layla13508 LindaBG

      Posted

      Ah, this was a relief to read! Thank you for your response! They don't hurt too bad, just when they're touched or exposed to cold. 
  • Jan999
    Jan999 layla13508

    Posted

    I find mine are always itchy. They drive me round the bend especially when I'm in bed. This year is the first for probably 50 years I haven't had chilblains because I finally decided to discuss my Raynauds with my GP. I've been prescribed Nifedipine. I can't tell you the difference it's made. The chilblain I had in August disappeared with days of me starting the medication and to date I've had no further chilblains.
  • gryl
    gryl layla13508

    Posted

    Hello

    I am NOT a doctor and who knows how many diseseases it can exicts in a toe, but my son has chillblains and he can get som blisters on his tip of his toes. Like he has touched nettles.They can turn into purple sometimes, so......

    Gry

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