Cold causes red swollen hands or reaction?

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Wed, 01/21/2004 - 13:46
awomick
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Today I got a call from preschool saing my ds hands were red, stiff and swollen to twice their size. I went and he to our knowledge did not come in contact with peanuts. They noticed after recess where he had been holding a metal steering wheel. It took several hours to resolve, but with no benedryl. Cold the cold weather cause this or could it be a reaction. We have no history of contact reactions and the allergist did not know.
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Wed, 01/21/2004 - 13:59
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This sounds like it was a reaction to the cold more than anything. I used to do a lot of bicycle touring. In cold weather where my hands were exposed (can't wear nice warm gloves very well while cycling), they'd get very red and stiff and swollen. After getting inside, they would be quite painful for a while as they returned to normal. Holding that metal steering wheel in the cold was probably not such a great idea--the metal will conduct the cold really effectively.

I hope that's all it was!

Sarah

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Wed, 01/21/2004 - 18:22
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Although your son had swollen hands, not hives, I'll bet this was cold urticaria. Lots of people get hives from cold water or cold air. I get them. And when I was a kid, sledding, etc., I'd get swollen, red feet. If you do a search for cold urticaria on these boards, there are a bunch of threads relating to this subject.

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