CHILBLAINS (Pernio) Yes it’s the season for chilblains. I have never suffered from them myself but my youngest daughter suffered from them between the age of about 12 and 18. Strangely enough it took us quite a while to realise what they were. No-one in our family had ever had them before. Most of the time there was hardly anything to see just a puffiness - a slight discoloration of purpley-red, and a shiny look to the affected toes and of course she complained of itchiness, burning pain and sensitivity.