Question
What are the causes of a child’s blue and purple hands and feet? My child, who is nine months old, has experienced this occasionally without hospital examination. How can this be resolved?
Answer
Blue and purple hands and feet in children may be due to poor peripheral blood circulation or congenital heart disease. It is advisable to take the child to the hospital for a detailed examination, including an echocardiogram, to determine if there is a congenital heart condition. If confirmed not caused by low temperature, it is not ruled out that it is due to insufficient peripheral blood supply caused by heart problems.