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Article #35Re: Hardening fingertips . .WHAT'S CAUSING THIS?
From: HCCHO
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 00:00
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 00:00
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In article <3242F91F.212C@texas.net> Steve and Gerry Welch <welch@texas.net> writes: > Neil the K wrote: > > > > Hi . . . .I'm experiencing a loss of sensation of temperature in a > > couple of fingertips, along with a hardening (or thickening) under the > > skin in those areas. It's not really painful to the touch, but often > > aches & throbs, & it's got the doctors stumped (10 so far). It doesn't > > appear on an Xray. Does anyone have any knowledge or experience with > > neuropathy or nerve blockage causing anything like this? My neurologist > > says it's not a neurological problem (because of the hardening), but I'm > > not sure I believe him. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Neil > > Sclera derma? > -- <snip> Scleroderma or systemic sclerosis could be a definitely possibility. See a rheumatologist for more information.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1162c2,e2709d85a1c4e481 X-Google-Attributes: gid1162c2,public X-Google-Thread: 105b48,e2709d85a1c4e481 X-Google-Attributes: gid105b48,public X-Google-Thread: 1045ed,e2709d85a1c4e481 X-Google-Attributes: gid1045ed,public X-Google-Thread: 105557,e2709d85a1c4e481 X-Google-Attributes: gid105557,public From: cnakatsu@lava.net (HCCHO) Subject: Re: Hardening fingertips . .WHAT'S CAUSING THIS? Date: 1996/09/21 Message-ID: <51vhf7$eqd@mochi.lava.net> X-Deja-AN: 184316484 sender: cnakatsu@malasada.lava.net references: <51vd8l$rvh@viper.shadow.net> <3242F91F.212C@texas.net> x-authenticated: cnakatsu on POP host malasada.lava.net organization: LavaNet, Inc. x-posted-from: InterNews 1.0.8@ohia060.lava.net newsgroups: sci.med.nursing,bionet.neuroscience,sci.med,sci.med.nutrition