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Skin layers

Blushing; Flushing; Red face

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

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

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: 07/22/2005
Reviewed By: Jonathan Kantor, M.D., Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.