Raynaud's disease

The terms Raynaud's phenomenon and Raynaud's syndrome are now widely used synonymously to denote these clinical features. The terms primary Raynaud's phenomenon, Raynaud's disease, and idiopathic Raynaud's phenomenon are used to describe patients without other associated dis...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2003-06, Vol.361 (9374), p.2078-2080
Main Authors: Bowling, JCR, Dowd, PM
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Auguste-Maurice Raynaud
Biological and medical sciences
Blood and lymphatic vessels
Cardiology. Vascular system
Disease
Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
France
History, 19th Century
Humans
Medical diagnosis
Medical sciences
Patients
Raynaud
Raynaud Disease - diagnosis
Raynaud Disease - drug therapy
Raynaud Disease - etiology
Raynaud Disease - history
Skin
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Summary:The terms Raynaud's phenomenon and Raynaud's syndrome are now widely used synonymously to denote these clinical features. The terms primary Raynaud's phenomenon, Raynaud's disease, and idiopathic Raynaud's phenomenon are used to describe patients without other associated diseases. Secondary Raynaud's phenomenon is the term used to denote all those groups of patients in whom an underlying cause or associated disease is present.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(03)13646-X