Malar flush is a plum-red discolouration of the high cheeks. It is classically associated with mitral valve stenosis due to the resulting CO2 retention and its vasodilatory effects. It can also be associated with lupus, polycythemia vera and homocystinuria.
^ abTopol, Eric J; Califf, Robert M (2007). Textbook of cardiovascular medicine (3rd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 194. ISBN9780781770125. 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.
^Clarke, R. "Mitral Facies" (PDF). Ask Doctor Clarke. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^Marcdante, Karen; Kliegman, Robert M. (2019). Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics, 8th edition. Elsevier. p. 203. ISBN978-0-323-51145-2.
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malar, flush, plum, discolouration, high, cheeks, classically, associated, with, mitral, valve, stenosis, resulting, retention, vasodilatory, effects, also, associated, with, lupus, polycythemia, vera, homocystinuria, differential, diagnosismitral, stenosis, c. Malar flush is a plum red discolouration of the high cheeks It is classically associated with mitral valve stenosis due to the resulting CO2 retention and its vasodilatory effects It can also be associated with lupus polycythemia vera and homocystinuria Malar flushDifferential diagnosismitral stenosis SLE Contents 1 Definition 2 Pathophysiology 3 See also 4 ReferencesDefinition editMalar flush is a plum red discolouration of the high cheeks 1 Pathophysiology editMitral 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 See also editMalar rashReferences edit a b Topol Eric J Califf Robert M 2007 Textbook of cardiovascular medicine 3rd ed Philadelphia Lippincott Williams amp Wilkins p 194 ISBN 9780781770125 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 Clarke R Mitral Facies PDF Ask Doctor Clarke 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 nbsp This medical sign article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Malar flush amp oldid 1057178196, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
