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A member asked:
If my 2yo daughter's hands and feet sometimes get purple, does this mean she has an asd or vsd?
9 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
No: Intermittent color changes in the hands and feet are not caused by heart defects. They are due to local changes in blood flow and are rarely a significant problem.
Answered 4/18/2020
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Many causes: She needs to be seen by her pediatrician as soon as possible.
Answered 4/7/2013
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Not Certain: The hands and feet of children turn blue/purple for many reasons. Though and ASD or vsd could be a reason, those are rather unlikely to present with purple hands or feet.
Answered 6/10/2014
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Not at all: Central cyanosis (blue all over) makes us worry about problems oxygenating the blood & could represent a lung problem or a shunt (extra connection) in the heart that might let blood cross from right to left & avoid the lungs. Peripheral cyanosis (blue hands, feet, lips, etc.) merely reflects sluggish blood flow through these peripheral capillaries. Very common in cold children, & not dangerous.
Answered 11/25/2016
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