COLD SENSITIVITY SYNDROME

1 February 1959

journal article
research article
Published by American College of Physicians in Annals of Internal Medicine

Vol. 50 (2) , 505-511
https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-50-2-505

Abstract

A case of hypersensitivity to cold is described in which the patient experienced sensory changes and gross edema of his hands on exposure to air temperatures of 35[degree]F and lower. Immersion of the patient''s hand in ice water produced a fall of 44 mm of Hg in systolic and 26 mm in diastolic blood pressure and a pulse increase of 22 beats per minute. The etiology could not be determined, and the only satisfactory treatment was to remove the patient to a warmer climate.

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STUDIES ON TWO CASES OF URTICARIA FROM COLD SENSITIVITY AND OF THE EFFECT OF HISTAMIN TREATMENT
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