Skin blushing/flushing

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Skin layers

Overview

Treatment

Skin blushing/flushing

Alternative Names:

Blushing; Flushing; Red face

Home Care:

Eliminate any triggers that you can identify. Try to avoid hot drinks, spicy food, extremes of temperature, and bright sunlight.

Call your health care provider if:

There is continual and persistent flushing
Other symptoms, such as diarrhea, are present

What to expect at your health care provider's office:

The medical history will be obtained and a physical examination performed.

Medical history questions documenting your skin blushing/flushing in detail may include:

Do you have facial flushing (blushing)?
Does it affect the whole body?
Are you having hot flushes?
Do you have flushing attacks?
How often do you have flushing or blushing?
Are episodes getting worse?
Are they getting more frequent?
Is it worse after alcohol intake?
What other symptoms are also present?
Is there diarrhea?
Is there wheezing?
Are there hives?
Is there difficulty breathing?

Review Date: 7/22/2005
Reviewed By: Jonathan Kantor, M.D., Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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