Talk:Chilblains

merge

As noted on the proposed merge page, the Chillblains article misspells it, and they contradict each other (dry cold, cold in damp climates - I need someone to clarify).

In addition to merging, I would like to clean up the syntax. As I understand it, you use chilblain to refer to a particular sore, and chilblains as the condition wherein you have one or more of the chilblain sores. I will make this change unless challenged. Keyesc

trench foot

Chilblains and trench foot are not the same thing at all and I have removed the reference.

Trench foot was un-named until World War One.[1]The war also produced similar or related names, such as trench back, trench fever, trench hand, trench leg (trench shin), trench lung, and trench nephritis. Trench mouth is a disease with a number of names, amongst which are Vincent's angina, Plaut's angina or ulcer, pseudomembranous angina, ulceromembranous angina, and phagedenic gingivitis. Both chilblain and frostbite differ from trench foot.

• Chilblain may occur in dry conditions.
• Frostbite is due to freezing of a part.
• Trench foot is associated with wet, unsanitary surroundings, coldness, and little movement by soldiers. It is more easily treated than frostbite. During WWI, British soldiers greatly reduced the occurrence of trench foot by changing their socks thrice daily, wearing boots of the proper size (not tight or ill-fitting), and the use of a foot powder. Foot hygiene was practiced as the chief preventive. Velocicaptor 12:45, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

connective tissue disorders

It could be mentioned that chilblains can be associated with connective tissue disorders.

One could as easily proclaim a failure of the innate immune system, due to cold. It'd still end up OR, since there is zero research to prove either or anything else.Wzrd1 (talk) 05:41, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

Vitamin K?

The only thing I know by that name is ketamine. Like, the horse tranq. Since I can't see how that would help, is there another vitamin K or is this just wrong? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sevenlies (talk • contribs) 00:09, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

no, there is an actual vitamin found in some foods called vitamin k. I linked the text in the article to the vitamin k wikipedia page. anon. 04:37, 19 December 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.193.50.116 (talk)

THAT is all bullshit on rye. Vitamin K is extremely well documented, indeed, it is an antidote to certain poisons! As in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_K .

NOT an element, not witch magic, not magic in general. Only a well documented vitamin that one would bleed to death without.Wzrd1 (talk) 05:44, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

Pippi Longstocking?

The reference to Pippi Longstocking should at least be explained. There is a Wilipedia article on Pippi Longstocking. I would make the link if I knew how. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.173.9.243 (talk) 09:39, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

how to die from it

The wiki article on Francois de Laval mentions that he died from chilblains on his heel. How would someone die from it? Was it common? What about today? --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 18:55, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

Dead tissue causing infection in a pre-antibiotic era, which causes septicemia.Wzrd1 (talk) 05:39, 6 December 2012 (UTC)

Prevention

The URL for the article referenced in this section is correct, but when I followed it, it added "%7D" to the end got an 404 error as a result. I realize that the proper location for this is in the Reference section. I'm just mentioning this to help out whoever decides to undertake fixing up this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ggurman (talk • contribs) 04:02, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

diagnostic challenges in US

• Am J Med. 2009 Dec;122(12):1152-5. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.07.011. (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19958897)

Idiopathic chilblains.

Prakash S1, Weisman MH.

"Chilblains is a benign condition infrequently encountered in clinical practice; its resemblance to vasculitis or peripheral thromboemboli can often result in an extensive and unnecessary diagnostic work-up."

-71.174.175.150 (talk) 23:10, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

Contains contradiction

Should one keep the affected area dry or soak 3–4 times a day? This article recommends both but they appear contradictory.