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inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture

inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture

Recurrent localized itching, swelling and painful erythema on the fingers, toes or ears, produced by exposure to cold. It is also called pernio.

Another name for pernio. Persistent patches of erythema with tenderness and burning and itching on the heels and borders of the feet, also, less frequently, on the nose and ears, due to exposure to cold. [Ang.-Sax.]