Flushing (physiology)
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| Facial flushing in a 22-year-old man before (left) and after (right) drinking alcohol. | |
| Specialty | Dermatology |
Flushing is to become markedly
systemic circulation
.
Causes
- abrupt cessation of physical blood flow)
- abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES), usually in patients who have had abdominal surgery
- alcohol flush reaction
- antiestrogens such as tamoxifen
- atropine poisoning
- body contact with warm or hot water (hot tub, bath, shower)
- narcotic analgesics (since butorphanol is also an antagonist)
- caffeine consumption
- carbon monoxide poisoning
- carcinoid tumor
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), especially emphysema (also known as "pink puffer")
- cluster headache attack or headache
- compression of the nerve by the sixth thoracic vertebrae
- coughing, particularly severe coughing fits
- Cushing's syndrome
- dehydration
- dysautonomia
- emotions: anger, embarrassment (for this reason it is also called erythema pudoris, from the Latinized Greek word for "redness" and the Latin "of embarrassment")
- fever
- fibromyalgia
- histamines
- homocystinuria (flushing across the cheeks)
- Horner's syndrome
- hot flush
- hyperglycaemia
- hyperstimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system, especially the vagus nerve
- hyperthyroidism
- inflammation (for example, caused by allergic reaction or infection)
- iron poisoning[1]
- Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction(caused by antibiotics)
- keratosis pilaris rubra faceii
- Kratom
- mastocytosis
- medullary thyroid cancer
- mixing an alcohol
- neuroendocrine tumors
- vitamin B3)
- pheochromocytoma
- polycythemia vera
- powerful calcium channel blockers
- severe pain
- sexual arousal, especially orgasm (see following section)
- sexual intercourse (see below)
- sneezing(red nose)
- some amphetamines
- spicy foods
- sunburn (erythema)
- tachycardia
- vinpocetine
Sex flush
Commonly referred to as the sex flush, vasocongestion (increased blood flow) of the skin can occur during all four phases of the human sexual response cycle. Studies show that the sex flush occurs in approximately 50–75% of females and 25% of males, yet not consistently.[citation needed] The sex flush tends to occur more often under warmer conditions and may not appear at all under lower temperatures.[citation needed]
During the female sex flush,
chest, then continues to the neck, face, forehead, back, and sometimes, shoulders and forearms.[citation needed
]
The sex flush typically disappears soon after reaching
sweating occurs simultaneously.[citation needed
]
See also
References
- ^ Heller, Jacob L. (10 Aug 2017). "Iron overdose". MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. National Institutes of Health. Retrieved 15 July 2019.