Anyone know if Michael had Raynaud's syndrome/phenomenom?

[Pentum]

Simple question.

 

[Alma]

No. Pretty sure he didn't, and also no medical documents are pointing to that.

 

[Rudolf]

What exactly is ''Raynaud's syndrome/phenomenom'' ?

 

[Pentum]

Raynaud's disease, (phenomenom) or "Primary Raynaud's", is diagnosed if the symptoms are idiopathic, that is, if they occur by themselves and not in association with other diseases. Some refer to Primary Raynaud's disease as "being allergic to coldness". It often develops in young women in their teens and early adulthood. Primary Raynaud's is thought to be at least partly hereditary, although specific genes have not yet been identified

Raynaud's syndrome, or "Secondary Raynaud's", occurs secondary to a wide variety of other conditions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raynaud's_phenomenon#Primary_Raynaud.27s_.28disease.29

Pictures: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gbv=2&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=XiDdTcfgCsie-waMtdymDw&ved=0CDkQvwUoAQ&q=raynaud%27s+syndrome&spell=1&biw=1516&bih=683

Reason I ask is because Michael's hands often look like the hands of people with RS like me (he has much older hands though). I read that having lupus could cause "Secondary Raynaud's".

Maybe a bit too hard question to ask but thanks for the reply, Alma.

 

[Rudolf]

Perhaps he had it. Who knows...

 

[morsmordre]

I don't think he did. His skin discolouration isn't at all like Raynaud's syndrome. Also, if he had it it would've been documented in his autopsy report wouldn't it have been?

 

[Pentum]

Yeah, I guess it would since it's a "disease". Would've been interesting to see his hands in the winter.