Woman With Transient Year-Round White, Numb, Cold HandsByDavid Effron, MD,Laura Higgins, MDMay 1st 2006A woman has white, numb, cold hands after vigorous exercise, emotional stress, and exposure to cold. Is this caused by Buerger disease (thromboangiitis obliterans), acute arterial occlusion, Raynaud disease, or acrocyanosis?