Pale Skin
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Lacking a healthy skin color
Face is persistently pale and lips are purplish-blue
Face turned pale for a while then recovered
Face has no color
Face is pale with lips turned blue for a while
Facial pallor that lasted for a while
Face is ashen all the time
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Content updated on Jan 4, 2023
About the symptom
Paleness can be caused by a lack of blood supply to the skin. It could also be linked to a reduction in the quantity of red blood cells (anemia). The lack of pigment in the skin is not the same as skin pallor. Paleness is linked to blood flow rather than melanin deposition in the skin.
When to see a doctor
Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms
Repeated fever above 38 ℃
Fainting with loss of consciousness
Respiratory wheeze
Unexplained weight loss of 5% or more in 1 month
Seizure attack
Fever
Difficulty breathing / breathlessness
Peripheral cyanosis
Possible causes
- Anemia
Anemia is a disorder in which the body's tissues don't get enough oxygen due to insufficient healthy red blood cells. There are several types anemia with various causes, the most common being iron-deficiency anemia which is a result of insufficient iron. Iron is required to produce haemoglobin, a substance in the red blood cells which help carry oxygen.
- Meckel's diverticulosis
Meckel's diverticulum is an outpouching or bulge in the lower part of the small intestine. The bulge is congenital (present at birth) and is a leftover of the umbilical cord.
Related serious diseases
- Pneumonia (lower respiratory tract infection)
Inflammation of the lungs. Symptoms include cough, increased phlegm and fever. Some patients may experience breathlessness and chest pain. The most common cause is a bacterial infection.
- Deep-seated mycosis
- Tuberculosis (TB) (including scrofuloderma)
- Aspergillus
- Hyponatremia
- Dehydration
- Hypothermia
- Epilepsy
Questions your doctor may ask about this symptom
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this symptom
Do you look more pale, wan or sickly than usual?
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Reviewed By:
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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National Center for Child Health and Development, Japan