Face reddish purple

Introduction Frequently, the heartbeat is accelerated, the blood pressure is raised, the facial skin is dilated and congested by violent activities, emotional stress and excitement, and the face is reddish purple. The blushing purple is often caused by temporary vasodilatation of the face, which may be caused by various factors such as emotional agitation, autonomic dysfunction, endocrine effects or vasoactive substances directly acting on the dermal vascular of the face. It can be seen in the cough, and the coughing period lasts for 2-4 weeks or longer. The cough is paroxysmal, sputum, and coughing.

Cause

The cause of reddish purple on the face

The blushing purple is often caused by temporary vasodilatation of the face, which may be caused by various factors such as emotional agitation, autonomic dysfunction, endocrine effects or vasoactive substances directly acting on the dermal vascular of the face.

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The facial skin is dilated and congested, and the face is reddish purple. It can be seen in the cough, and the coughing period lasts for 2-4 weeks or longer. The cough is paroxysmal, sputum, and coughing. Repeatedly, the child's expression is painful, the face is red and purple, the tears are mixed, the tongue is extended outward, the tongue is broken, and finally a lot of sticky and coughing out of the stomach contents, coughing is suspended. The cough day is light and heavy, and is induced by factors such as emotional excitement and eating. Newborns and babies often have no typical cough, but manifest as asphyxia, convulsions, facial and bruises.

Differential diagnosis

Facial red and purple confusing blush

Healthy blush: Some healthy people have better peripheral blood circulation. When they are slightly active, their complexion is more rosy. This is normal.

Emotional blush: Some people blush when they are shy, angry, jealous, nervous, praised or criticized. This is a physiological phenomenon, not a sign of illness.

Drinking blush: Some people can cause blushing due to drinking. After drinking alcohol, in addition to facial tidal infrared, the skin of the neck, chest, back and upper limbs can also be red, sometimes accompanied by urticaria and itching.

Menopause blush: a small number of women with ovarian dysfunction or loss due to ovarian surgery, radiation therapy, severe illness, etc. before and after menopause, may have paroxysmal blush in a period of time, initially face, neck, The warmth of the chest, then turn into flushing, each episode is short, lasting 5-15 minutes, emotional or postprandial is easy to appear, sometimes accompanied by sweaty chills, irritability, depression and anxiety, etc., severe cases can affect sleep. These mental and vegetative neurological symptoms are called menopausal syndrome and are effective with drugs such as estrogen or androgen.

Histamine-based blush: drugs with pigmented urticaria or application of histamine can cause redness on the face, neck, chest and limbs. It lasts for 15 minutes to 2 hours, often accompanied by headache and itchy skin. And increased histamine content in the urine. Treatment with antihistamines can achieve certain effects.

Carcinoid blush: Because carcinoid tissue can produce serotonin and kinin and other media, it can often cause flushing of face, neck, arms, trunk and calf skin. Emotional changes, overeating, drinking and diarrhea can often be induced. The attack can cause small blood vessels to dilate, local tissue thickening, sometimes persistent erythema or cyanosis, and even central necrosis of the erythema to form scars. In addition, it can be accompanied by gastrointestinal, respiratory, cardiac and neurological symptoms, and skin symptoms are called carcinoid syndrome. Early surgical treatment of this disease can be cured.

Blush caused by other diseases: Many systemic diseases can cause blushing. Such as hypertensive patients with red light; patients with mitral stenosis with red purpura and mild cyanosis of the lips; pulmonary tuberculosis patients with hot flashes in the afternoon, etc., are accompanied by the symptoms and signs of their respective diseases.

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