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The palm-side of my hands has a mottled look, like ground beef..with the fingertips being dark red. what can cause this? lupus? raynaud's? vasculitis?
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Your condition: Is best determined by the combination of your history of symptoms with physical exams blood tests and possible imaging. Any of those conditions you mentioned are possible.
Answered 5/23/2016
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Yes to all: Go see a dermatologist asap! you obviously have some medical knowledge so i don't have to tell you that what you are describing is serious.
Answered 5/23/2016
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