Malar flush
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| Differential diagnosis | mitral stenosis, SLE |
Malar flush is a plum-red discolouration of the high cheeks.[1]
It is classically associated with mitral valve stenosis due to the resulting CO2 retention and its vasodilatory effects.[1] It can also be associated with lupus, polycythemia vera and homocystinuria.
Definition
Malar flush is a plum-red discolouration of the high cheeks.[1]
Pathophysiology
Mitral valve stenosis may cause malar flush due to CO2 retention, which causes vasodilation of arterioles in the cheeks.[1]
It can also be associated with other conditions, such as lupus,[2] polycythemia vera[3] and homocystinuria.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Topol, Eric J; Califf, Robert M (2007). Textbook of cardiovascular medicine (3rd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 194. ISBN 9780781770125. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ Dreizen, S. (January 1991). "The butterfly rash and the malar flush. What diseases do these signs reflect?". Postgraduate Medicine. 89 (1): 225–228, 233–234. doi:10.1080/00325481.1991.11700800. ISSN 0032-5481. PMID 1824645. Archived from the original on 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
- ↑ Clarke, R. "Mitral Facies" (PDF). Ask Doctor Clarke. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ Marcdante, Karen; Kliegman, Robert M. (2019). Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics, 8th edition. Elsevier. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-323-51145-2. Archived from the original on 2022-11-12.