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Health Encyclopedia: Skin Discoloration Bluish
Cyanosis is a bluish discoloration of the skin or mucous membranes caused by lack of oxygen in the blood.
Alternative Names
Lips - bluish; Fingernails - bluish; Cyanosis; Bluish lips and fingernails; Bluish skin
Considerations
Skin coloration is determined by the amount of pigment in the skin and the blood flowing through it. Blood that is saturated with oxygen is bright red. Blood that has lost its oxygen is dark bluish-red. People whose b...
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Expert & Community Posts
Tanning dependence: Is your college student majoring in "tanorexia?"
By healthgal , Health Expert...irrespective of the fact that they know it can cause skin discolorations, premature wrinkling... Read more »
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By Amy Hendel , Health Expert...will hold true for "stomach pain," "sore throat," "skin discoloration," and the list goes on and... Read more »
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Health Guide
Skin discoloration: bluish
Lips - bluish; Fingernails - bluish; Cyanosis; Bluish lips and fingernails; Bluish skin Home Care For cyanosis caused by exposure to cold, dress... Read more »Skin smoothing surgery
...any surgery are: Bleeding Infection Scarring Additional risks include permanent skin discoloration (either lighter, darker, or pinker). Read more »Bruise
...Names Contusion; Hematoma Symptoms The main symptoms are pain, swelling, and skin discoloration. The bruise begins as a pinkish red color that can be very tender to touch.... Read more »Snake bite
...vomiting Numbness and tingling Rapid pulse Severepain Skin discoloration Swelling at the site of the bite Weakness ... Read more »Melasma
Melasma is a dark skin discoloration found on sun-exposed areas of the face. Alternative Names Chloasma; Mask of pregnancy; Pregnancy mask Causes,... Read more »Images
Medications
...and watering (conjunctivitis) eyelid swelling skin discoloration A very serious allergic... Read more »
...and watering (conjunctivitis) eyelid swelling skin discoloration A very serious allergic... Read more »
...and watering (conjunctivitis) eyelid swelling skin discoloration A very serious allergic... Read more »
...and watering (conjunctivitis) eyelid swelling skin discoloration A very serious allergic... Read more »
...and watering (conjunctivitis) eyelid swelling skin discoloration A very serious allergic... Read more »
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