| Raynaud's syndrome, an enigma after 130 years. | |
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PMID: 8442529 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The recent literature concerning Raynaud's syndrome is reviewed. Raynaud's syndrome is as common as hypertension and diabetes. In spite of its generally benign character, it causes a lot of discomfort to individuals and sickness absenteeism to society, especially in the colder regions of the world. The etiology remains an enigma 130 years after its first description, perhaps even more so than ever before, the many new theories proposed in the literature. Clearly, in a condition where seventy different etiologic theories are advocated, the culprit lesion is obviously missing, or there is not a culprit lesion but an accumulation of conditions having nothing in common but a few symptoms. Moreover a Raynaud attack may result, not from a single event, but from a cascade of events, just as, for example, hemostasis does. Controversy about diagnosis exists all over. For example, how does one make a diagnosis? Patient history has been considered unreliable. A standardized cold test, though highly reproducible in the authors' hands, is far from common property. Raynaud's syndrome is a condition for which thirty-eight therapies have been advocated in the last three years, but the curative answer is still to come. |
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Authors:
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T J Cleophas; M G Niemeyer |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Angiology Volume: 44 ISSN: 0003-3197 ISO Abbreviation: Angiology Publication Date: 1993 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1993-03-31 Completed Date: 1993-03-31 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0203706 Medline TA: Angiology Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 196-209 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medicine, Merwede Hospital Sliedrecht-Dordrecht, The Netherlands. |
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Clinical Trials as Topic Humans Raynaud Disease* / diagnosis, etiology, therapy |
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