flushing

Basic Information

Description
A skin and integumentary tissue symptom that is characterized by a markedly red flush in a persons face and often other areas of the skin, from various physiological conditions. Flushing is generally distinguished, despite a close physiological relation between them, from blushing, which is milder, generally restricted to the face or cheeks, and generally assumed to reflect embarrassment. Flushing is also a cardinal symptom of carcinoid syndrome the syndrome that results from hormones (often serotonin or histamine) being secreted into systemic circulation.
Identifier
SYMP_0000511
Notation
SYMP:0000511
Category
symptoms
Database Cross-References
  • ICD9CM_2005:782.62
  • UMLS_CUI:C0016382
  • UMLS_ICD9CM_2005_AUI:A0060138

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