Flushing
Flushing: Introduction
Flushing: Involuntary skin redness usually of the face.
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Causes of Flushing:
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Flushing
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Flushing: Medical Mistakes
Flushing: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Flushing: Related Rare Diseases
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Diagnostic tests for Flushing:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Flushing. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Temperature to detect fever which may cause flushing
- Blood pressure - episodically elevated with phaeochromocytoma.
- Neck examination to detect enlarged thyroid in hyperthyroidism
- Abdominal examination looking for enlarged liver in carcinoid syndrome
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Flushing.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you experienced flushing? - to determine if acute or chronic.
- Is there anything that will exacerbate the flushing?
- Are there simple reasons for flushing? - e.g. embarrassment , shyness, anger, stress, anxiety, guilt, strong emotion, exercise, sex, alcohol, spicy food, sunburn.
- Past medical history? - e.g. polycythaemia may be caused by lung disease, heart disease, kidney disease, liver cancer, adrenal cancer, cerebellar tumors and dehydration.
- Medications? - e.g. niacin is a vitamin that may be used to lower cholesterol. If used in large amounts or taken in overdose may cause severe flushing, itchiness, diarrhea, abdominal pain and may aggravate asthma; other medications that may cause flushing include calcium channel blockers, certain anti-diabetic medications and diabenase.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Flushing) may include:
- Symptoms of Rosacea? - e.g. acne-like facial rash, episodic reddening of the face (flushing) with increases in skin temperature in response to heat either from hot liquids, spicy foods, alcohol or sun. may be complicated by red eyes or enlarged nose.
- Symptoms of carcinoid syndrome? - e.g. spontaneous or induced bluish-red flushing, usually of the face or neck, abdominal pain, recurrent watery diarrhea - This syndrome occurs in only 5% of patients with carcinoid tumors and only when there is liver metastases.
- Menopausal symptoms? - e.g. palpitations, hot flushes, night sweats, fatigue, dry skin, dry vagina, emotional changes.
- Symptoms of hyperthyroidism? - e.g. emotional lability, agitation, nervousness, tremor, palpitations, loose bowel motions, intolerance to heat, facial flushing, sweating of the hands, muscle weakness, weight loss despite normal or increased appetite.
- Symptoms of polycythaemia? - e.g. tiredness, dizziness, ringing in the ears, , facial redness, redness of the eyes, severe itching of the skin after a hot bath. May be complicated by angina chest pain, intermittent claudication and gout.
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Flushing
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Surgery is often necessary when patients are diagnosed with carcinoid cancer. But symptoms, such as severe diarrhea, often continue. Listen to the...
Turning red at a party can mean you've had one drink too many. But flushing is sometimes a sign of carcinoid disease. Learn about these...
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Causes of Flushing listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Flushing as a symptom include:
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causes of Flushing
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Medications or substances causing Flushing:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Flushing as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Flushing
Drug interactions causing Flushing:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react
causing Flushing as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Dymelor and alcohol interaction
- Diabinese and alcohol interaction
- Amaryl and alcohol interaction
- Glucotrol and alcohol interaction
- Glucotrol XL and alcohol interaction
- DiaBeta and alcohol interaction
- Glynase PresTab and alcohol interaction
- Micronase and alcohol interaction
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drug interactions causing Flushing
Definitions of Flushing:
A sudden reddening of the face.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Organs affected by Flushing:
The list of organs typically affected by Flushing may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Flushing
The list below shows some of the causes of Flushing mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Flushing
How Common are these Causes of Flushing?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Flushing.
Of the 221
causes of Flushing that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 5
causes are "very common" diseases
- 5
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 4
causes are "rare" diseases
- 5
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 210
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 221
causes of Flushing
Conditions listing symptoms: Flushing:
The following list of conditions
have 'Flushing' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
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of any symptom.
A
Accelerated hypertension
... flushed faceAcute stress disorder
... FlushingAdrenal adenoma, familial
... flushed faceAdrenal Cancer
... flushed faceAdrenal gland hyperfunction
... flushed faceAdrenal hypertension
... flushed faceAdrenal incidentaloma
... flushed faceAdrenal medulla neoplasm
... flushed faceAlcohol drinking
... flushed faceAlcohol-Induced Disorders
... flushed faceAlcohol-induced hypertension
... flushed faceAldehyde syndrome
... facial flushingAmphetamine-induced hypertension
... flushed faceAnticholinergic syndrome
... flushingArgentinean hemorrhagic fever
... flushed faceAutonomic dysreflexia syndrome
... flushingB
Bolivian hemorrhagic fever
... flushed faceC
Callistin shellfish poisoning
... facial flushingCarcinoid syndrome
... cutaneous flushing, flushingCarotid Paraganglioma
... flushingCathinone poisoning
... flushingChemical poisoning - Amitraz
... flushingChemical poisoning - Bromethalin
... flushingChemical poisoning - Bromoform
... flushingChemical poisoning - Endosulfan
... flushingChemical poisoning - Jet Fuel-4
... flushed faceChemical poisoning - Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
... flushingChemical poisoning - Metaldehyde
... facial flushingChemical poisoning - Nitrites
... flushingChemical poisoning - Tetrachloroethylene
... facial flushingChinese Restaurant Syndrome
... flushingCocaine-induced hypertension
... flushed faceConn Syndrome-induced hypertension
... flushed faceCorticosteroid-induced hypertension
... flushed faceCushing's syndrome-induced hypertension
... flushed faceCutaneous mastocytosis
... Facial flushingCyclosporine-induced hypertension
... flushed faceD
Death Camas poisoning
... flushingDialyzer hypersensitivity syndrome
... flushingDilaudid withdrawal
... hot flashesDiscontinuation syndrome
... facial flushingDrug-induced hypertension
... flushed faceE
Erythropoietin-induced hypertension
... flushed faceF
Familial rectal pain
... flushingFlavivirus
... FlushingFunctioning pancreatic endocrine tumor
... flushingG
Galactorrhea
... hot flushesGastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
... flushingGeneralized anxiety disorder
... hot flashesGreenhead ant sting
... flushingGuarana overuse
... flushingH
Hemorragic fever with renal syndrome
... facial flushingHemorrhagic fever
... facial flushingHot flashes
... facial flushing, flushing, hot flashesHyperadrenalism
... flushed faceHyperaldosteronism-induced hypertension
... flushed faceHypergonadotropic ovarian failure
... hot flushesHypergonadotropic ovarian failure, familial or sporadic
... hot flashesHypertension
... flushed faceHypertension due to bilateral renal artery stenosis
... flushed faceHyperthyroidism
... flushingI
Inch ant sting
... flushingInsect bite allergy
... flushingInsect sting allergies
... Facial flushingInsect sting allergy
... flushingJ
Jack jumper ant sting
... flushingL
Latex allergies
... flushingLeukemia, mast-cell
... facial flushingLicorice-induced hypertension
... flushed faceLortab overdose
... flushingM
Malignant hypertension
... flushed faceMastocytosis
... flushingMenopause
... facial flushing, sudden facial warmth, hot flushes, flush spreads to neck and/or bodyMescal poisoning
... flushingMorning Glory poisoning
... flushingMorphine withdrawal
... hot flashesN
Nasal decongestant-induced hypertension
... flushed faceNeuroblastoma
... flushingNiacin overdose
... flushingNiacin toxicity
... flushingNon-Food Allergy - Africanized honeybee
... flushingNon-Food Allergy - Ant
... flushingNon-Food Allergy - Black fire ant
... flushingNon-Food Allergy - Bumblebee
... flushingNon-Food Allergy - honey bee
... flushingNon-Food Allergy - Hornet
... flushingNon-Food Allergy - Red fire ant
... flushingNon-Food Allergy - scorpion
... flushingNon-Food Allergy - Tropical fire ant
... flushingNon-Food Allergy - wasp
... flushingNon-Food Allergy - Yellow jacket Wasp
... flushingO
Omsk hemorrhagic fever
... flushingOpioid withdrawal
... hot flushesOvarian insufficiency due to FSH resistance
... hot flushesOvarian insufficiency, familial
... hot flushesP
Panhypopituitarism
... hot flashesPanic attack
... hot flashesPanic disorder
... hot flashesParaneoplastic Autoimmune Syndromes
... Hot flushesPerimenopause
... facial flushing, sudden facial warmth, hot flushes, flush spreads to neck and/or bodyPheochromocytoma
... flushingPheochromocytoma as part of Neurofibromatosis
... flushed facePheochromocytoma-induced hypertension
... flushed facePremenstrual syndrome
... hot flushesR
Red Imported Fire ant sting
... flushingRenal hypertension
... flushed faceRenovascular Hypertension
... flushed faceResistant hypertension
... flushed faceRitalin overdose
... flushingS
Sandfly fever
... flushingScombroid fish poisoning syndrome
... facial flushingScombrotoxic fish poisoning
... flushingSecondary Hypertension
... flushed faceSei whale poisoning
... facial flushingSepticemia
... flushingSocial phobia
... blushingSoto's Syndrome
... facial flushingSpinal shock
... flushingSubacute Thyroiditis
... hot flushesSystemic mastocytosis
... flushingT
Thymus Cancer
... FlushingThymus disorders
... FlushingThyroid cancer, familial medullary
... flushingToxic mushrooms - Psychedelic
... flushingTransfusion Reaction
... FlushingU
Urticaria
... FlushingV
Vipoma
... FlushingVitamin C Overdose
... facial flushingW
WDHA syndrome
... FlushingY
Yellow fever
... facial flushing
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Causes of Flushing Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Flushing based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Flushing?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Flushing, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
What are the alternative names for Flushing:
Peripheral vasodilation
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Flushing:
Subtypes of Flushing:
Hot flashes (8 causes), Hot flushes (10 causes), Flushed skin (13 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Flushing:
Redness (492 causes), Face symptoms (4405 causes), Skin symptoms (3572 causes), Skin color changes (1649 causes), Head symptoms (6066 causes), Skin problems (3304 causes)
Symptoms related to Flushing:
Redness (492 causes), Fever (1552 causes), Rash (930 causes), Rosacea, Exercise, Sex, Alcohol, Alcohol intolerance, Spicy food, Monosodium glutamate (MSG), Pregnancy (316 causes), Menopause (10 causes), Hot flash, Hyperthyroidism (9 causes)
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