What Causes A Reddening Of The Palms Of The Hand And Of The Nails?

There could be a number of reasons.
-Red palms are often found in patients with alcohol-induced cirrhosis and can be seen in patients with the primary biliary cirrhosis.
- Red palms and nails can occur in any chronic liver disease. The cause for the redness is not known, but it is speculated that it involves upset hormone metabolism or microcirculatory changes.
In women, palms of the hands and tips can become pink or red during pregnancy due to increased blood flow.

Hands turn red when below the heart.I raise the hands up and they our ok.

What causes the palm of my hands to be red? I have had this since childhood

Causes of palmar erythema
• Established:
O Idiopathic
o Cirrhosis
o Chronic liver disease
o Excess alcohol consumption
o Pregnancy1
o Connective tissue disorders:
 Particularly rheumatoid arthritis
 Rarely sarcoidosis2,3
 Systemic lupus erythematosus4,5
o Thyrotoxicosis
o Polycythaemia
o Leukaemia
o Eczema and psoriasis