Setting: a fantasy world, but in a land that would be like near the North Pole if it were Earth. Time-wise, probably equivalent to the 16th or 17th centuries
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I had a friend that suffered from a real life allergy to cold. (And she lived in Minnesota, poor thing) Most of the time it just gave her swollen hands, feet, limbs and red itchy welts but in extreme cases it can cause low blood pressure which can be life threatening. There is also a risk of going into anaphylactic shock which can be fatal. My friend carried around an injection pen/syringe just in case. Technical name is Cold urticaria.
Oddly enough, she had no problem with cold food or beverages.
This! I have have Dermatographic Urticaria aka skin writers. There are several different kinds of classifications in this family (Urticaria which literally means hives) I'm allergic to pressure. But some people are allergic to cold, exercise, sun light, etc. They are all within the same family. While many cases are not as bad it can be like any allergy if exposed to the allergen too long it can cause death.
Maybe Reynauds disease? It's a condition where blood vessels of the extremities (toes, fingers) contract in response to cold so blood flow stops getting through and the affected body parts turn blue, then white. It is painful and annoying, though not generally dangerous. HOWEVER, if your character were severely affected (maybe they have another circulatory disorder on top of it?) or they are somewhere where they can NEVER get warm, it's possible that the lack of blood flow could lead to chillblains -> open sores -> infection -> gangrene -> horrible death.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryoglobulinemia may be?
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Oddly enough, she had no problem with cold food or beverages.
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