Cold intolerance

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Cold intolerance is an abnormal sensitivity to a cold environment or cold temperatures.

Sensitivity to the cold; Intolerance to cold

Cold intolerance can be a symptom of a metabolic problem.

Some people (often very thin women) do not tolerate cold environments because they have very little body fat and are unable to keep warm.

• Anemia
• Anorexia nervosa
• Blood vessel (vascular) problems, such as Raynaud's phenomenon
• Chronic severe illness
• General poor health
• Hypothyroidism
• Problem with the hypothalamus

Review Date: 04/19/2010
Reviewed By: Ari S. Eckman, MD, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).

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