AKT-0112

AKT-0112

A 55-year-old woman has started to experience episodes of pallor in the distal parts of the middle three digits of her hands. A feeling of pain and numbness and cyanosis follows this. Finally, the digits become red and feel warm. This first occurred around six months ago.
Which of the following features is most suggestive that these symptoms occur secondary to an underlying disorder, rather than occurring in isolation?