Blue skin
Blue skin: Introduction
Further information about Blue skin is below, or review more specific
information about these types of Blue skin:
cyanosis, purple skin, blue hands, Central cyanosis, Cyanotic skin, Leg blueness, Eye blueness, Ear blueness
or other types.
Blue skin: Blueness of the skin.
See detailed information below for a list of 412
causes of Blue skin, Symptom Checker, Assessment Questionnaire, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Blue skin:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Blue skin.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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causes of Blue skin
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Causes of Types of Blue skin:
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types for Blue skin
Blue skin: Symptom Checker
Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Blue skin, as listed in our database.
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Blue skin Treatments
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Stories from Users for Blue skin
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Diagnostic tests for Blue skin:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Blue skin. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Temperature, Blood pressure and pulse rate to assess possible shock
- Cardiovascular examination for murmur or enlarged heart - may suggest rheumatic carditis, congenital heart disease or congestive heart failure.
- Examine for reduced or absent peripheral pulses, cool peripheries, absence of hairs on peripheries to diagnose peripheral vascular disease
- Examine respiratory system for any lung causes of blue skin
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diagnostic tests for Blue skin
Blue skin: Animations
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Medications or substances causing Blue skin:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Blue skin 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 Blue skin
Drug interactions causing Blue skin:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react
causing Blue skin 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.
- Meperidine and monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressant interaction
- Demerol and monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressant interaction
- more interactions...»
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drug interactions causing Blue skin
Blue skin: Comorbid Symptoms
Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms
for Blue skin may include these symptoms:
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Blue skin
Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Blue skin:
Assessment Questionnaire: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques to assess the
symptom: Blue skin. These will include a physical examination and possibly diagnostic
tests. (Note: A physical exam is always done, diagnostic tests may or may not
be performed depending on the suspected condition)
Your doctor will ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is
important to openly share any pertinent information to help your doctor make an
accurate diagnosis.
It is also very important to bring an up-to-date list of all of your all
medical conditions, medications including dosages, and names of numbers of any
specialist you see.
Create your printable checklist here.
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Blue skin: Deaths
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Misdiagnosis and Blue skin
Psoriasis often undiagnosed cause of skin symptoms in children: Children who suffer
from the skin disorder called psoriasis can often go undiagnosed.
The main problem is that psoriasis is rare in children, and not often
seen by physicians for this reason.
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Blue skin: Research Related Doctors & Specialists
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Organs affected by Blue skin:
The list of organs typically affected by Blue skin may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Blue skin
The list below shows some of the causes of Blue skin mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Blue skin
How Common are these Causes of Blue skin?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Blue skin.
Of the 412
causes of Blue skin that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 6
causes are "very common" diseases
- 6
causes are "common" diseases
- 2
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 1
causes are "rare" diseases
- 16
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 394
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 412
causes of Blue skin
Conditions listing medical symptoms: Blue skin:
The following list of conditions
have 'Blue skin' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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include a symptom of Blue skin or choose View All.
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- Carbamate insecticide poisoning
... cyanosis
- Cardiac malformation
... cyanosis
- Cast syndrome
... cyanosis
- Chemical pneumonia
... blue skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- 1,3-Dinitrobenzene
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- 4,4-Methylenebis
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Adiponitrile
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Ammonium Nitrate
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Aniline
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Anisidine (o,p-Isomers)
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Antifreeze
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Antu
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Azinphos-methyl
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Carbaryl
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Chlorate salts
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Chlorobenzene
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Demeton-S-methyl
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Diazinon
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Dichlorvos
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Dicrotophos
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Diethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Dinitrocresol
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Dioxathion
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Disulfoton
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Endosulfan
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Epichlorohydrin
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Ethion
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Ethylene Glycol
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Ethylene Glycol Dinitrate
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Ethylene Oxide
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Fensulfothion
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Fenthion
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Jet Fuel-4
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- m-Anisidine
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Malathion
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Methidathion
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Methiocarb
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Methomyl
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Mineral-Based Crankcase Oil
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Mouth Wash
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- N,N-Dimethyl-P-Toluidine
... blue skin
- Chemical poisoning -- Nickel Carbonyl
... blue skin
- Chemical poisoning -- Nitrates
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Nitric Acid
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Nitrites
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Nitrobenzene
... blue skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Nitroethane
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Nitroglycerin
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Nitrophenol
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Nitrophenol Urea
... blue skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Nitrotoluene
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- o-Anisidine
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- p-Anisidine
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Paraphenylenediamine
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Parathion
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Petroleum Distillates -- Naphtha
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Phenol
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Phosdrin
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Profenofos
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Propane
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Propylene Glycol Dinitrate
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Strychnine
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Sulfur Dioxide
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Terbufos
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Tetraethyl Pyrophosphate
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Thioglycolic Acid
... cyanosis
- Chemical poisoning -- Trichloroethylene
... cyanosis
- Cherry laurel seed poisoning
... cyanosis
- Cherry seed poisoning
... cyanosis
- Chokecherry seed poisoning
... cyanosis
- Cholesterol pneumonia
... cyanosis
- Chromosome 22, trisomy
... cyanosis
- Chromosome 22q11 Deletion Spectrum
... Cyanosis
- Chronic berylliosis
... cyanosis
- Chronic Bronchitis
... cyanosis
- Chronic lower respiratory diseases
... cyanosis
- Chronic pneumonitis of infancy
... cyanosis
- Chronic respiratory conditions
... cyanosis
- Circulatory disorder
... cyanosis
- Circulatory system conditions
... cyanosis
- Coal worker's pneumoconiosis
... cyanosis
- Codeine overdose
... bluish skin
- Comly syndrome
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Congenital arteriovenous shunt
... cyanosis
- Congenital cardiovascular malformations
... cyanosis
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
... cyanosis
- Congenital heart defects
... blue skin, cyanosis
- Congenital heart septum defect
... bluish skin
- Congenital mitral malformation
... cyanosis
- Congenital tracheal stenosis
... cyanotic episodes
- Conotruncal heart malformations
... cyanosis
- Convulsions, benign familial infantile, 1
... cyanosis
- Convulsions, benign familial infantile, 3
... cyanosis
- Convulsions, benign familial infantile, 4
... cyanosis
- COPD
... blue skin, cyanosis
- Cor biloculare
... cyanosis
- Cor Triatriatum
... cyanosis
- Coral snake poisoning
... cyanosis
- Coronary arteries -- congenital malformation
... cyanosis
- Cutis Marmorata Telangiectatica Congenita
... blue marbled skin appearance
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- Partial atrioventricular canal
... bluish skin
- Peach seed poisoning
... cyanosis
- Penetrating chest wound
... cyanosis
- Penetrating chest wounds
... cyanosis
- Perniosis
... bluish-red skin discoloration
- Plant poisoning -- Amygdalin
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Plant poisoning -- Cyanogenic glycoside
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Plant poisoning -- Hydroquinone
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Plant poisoning -- Lantadene
... bluish skin, cyanosis
- Pneumoconiosis
... cyanosis
- Pneumonia
... cyanosis
- Pneumonia caused by serotype O11 Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
... bluish skin
- Pneumonia, Aspiration
... bluish skin
- Pneumonia, Bacterial
... bluish skin
- Pneumonia, Staphylococcal
... bluish skin
- Polycythemia rubra
... cyanosis
- Primary pulmonary hypertension
... cyanosis
- Pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1
... cyanotic attacks upon exposure to increased temperature
- Pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1, autosomal dominant
... cyanotic attacks upon exposure to increased temperature
- Pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1, autosomal recessive
... cyanotic attacks upon exposure to increased temperature
- Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
... cyanosis
- Pulmonary arterio-veinous aneurysm
... cyanosis
- Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula
... cyanosis
- Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation
... blue skin
- Pulmonary artery coming from the aorta
... cyanosis
- Pulmonary atresia -- intact ventricular septum
... blue skin
- Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect
... blue skin, cyanosis
- Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis
... cyanosis
- Pulmonary edema
... cyanosis
- Pulmonary edema of mountaineers
... cyanosis
- Pulmonary embolism
... cyanosis
- Pulmonary infections related to AIDS
... Cyanosis
- Pulmonary lymphangiectasia, congenital
... cyanosis
- Pulmonary venous return anomaly
... cyanosis
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- Sakati syndrome
... cyanosis
- Sarcoidosis
... purple skin patches
- Sardine poisoning (clupeotoxin)
... cyanosis
- Sea snake poisoning
... cyanosis
- Sepsis
... Cyanosis
- Severe asthma
... cyanosis
- Severe heart problems
... cyanosis
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
... bluish skin
- Shallow Breathing
... cyanosis
- Shaver's disease
... cyanosis
- Shock
... cyanosis
- Short stature webbed neck heart disease
... cyanotic heart disease
- Shprintzen syndorme
... cyanosis
- Silicosiderosis
... bluish skin
- Silicosis
... bluish skin
- Slickhead poisoning (clupeotoxin)
... cyanosis
- Sneddon Syndrome
... cyanosis
- Spontaneous pneumothorax, familial type
... bluish skin
- Streptococcal Group B invasive disease
... blue skin
- Stridor
... Cyanosis
- Subpulmonary stenosis
... bluish skin
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
... Cyanosis
- Suffocation
... Cyanosis
- Superior vena cava syndrome
... cyanosis of face, cyanosis hydrothorax, cyanosis larynx, cyanosis of shoulder, cyanosis of neck, cyanosis pharynx
- Surfactant Metabolism Dysfunction
... cyanosis
- Surfactant Metabolism Dysfunction, Pulmonary, 1
... cyanosis
- Surfactant Metabolism Dysfunction, Pulmonary, 2
... cyanosis
- Surfactant Metabolism Dysfunction, Pulmonary, 3
... cyanosis
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Conditions listing medical complications: Blue skin:
The following list of medical conditions have
Blue skin or similar
listed as a medical complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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Causes of Blue skin Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Blue skin based
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Blue skin?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Blue skin, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Blue skin:
Subtypes of Blue skin:
Cyanosis (439 causes), Purple skin (16 causes), Blue hands (18 causes), Central cyanosis (25 causes), Cyanotic skin (24 causes), Leg blueness (13 causes), Eye blueness (2 causes), Ear blueness (7 causes), Buttock blueness (10 causes), Back blueness (9 causes), Ankle blueness (10 causes), Chest blueness (9 causes), Wrist blueness (11 causes), Nose blueness (9 causes), Finger blueness (17 causes), Eyelid blueness (5 causes), Elbow blueness (11 causes), Nipple blueness (9 causes), Fingernail blueness (12 causes), Calf blueness (13 causes), Chin blueness (10 causes), Knee blueness (11 causes), Arm blueness (11 causes), Facial blueness (9 causes), Breast blueness (10 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Blue skin:
Cyanosis (439 causes), Skin symptoms (5992 causes), Skin problems (3422 causes), Skin color changes (2348 causes), Skin color symptoms (2348 causes), Blood symptoms (2297 causes), Circulatory system symptoms (1579 causes), Mucus membrane symptoms (832 causes), Blood vessel symptoms (480 causes), Abnormal blood test symptoms (1538 causes)
Symptoms related to Blue skin:
Cyanosis (439 causes), Purple skin (16 causes), Dark skin (136 causes), Skin color changes (2348 causes), Pallor (536 causes), Redness (534 causes), Blue lips (89 causes), Blue hands (18 causes), Blue face, Blue nails (18 causes), Bruising (348 causes), Bleeding under the skin (7 causes), Blue tongue (14 causes), Skin rash (461 causes), Cold weather, Blue nevus, Bulging veins (3 causes), Livido reticularis, Mongolian blue spot, Raynaud's phenomenon (89 causes), Methemoglobinemia, Ochronosis, Certain medications
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