Glossary for Purple skin

Medical terms related to Purple skin or mentioned in this section include:

• Birthmark: Skin marking appearing from birth
• Blue skin: Blueness of the skin
• Blue tongue: A symptom which occurs when the tongue is blue in appearance
• Blue veins: Veins that are blue in colour
• Bruising: Bleeding under skin leading to discoloration.
• Bulging veins: Abnormal protrusion or bulging of the veins
• Cyanosis: Blueness or purple coloring of skin.
• Dark skin: Darkening of the skin as a symptom
• Dermatomyositis: A muscle disease characterized by chronic muscle inflammation resulting in progressive muscle weakness and a characteristic rash.
• Erythromelalgia: A rare disorder characterized by periods of burning pain, redness and warmth in the feet and hands.
• Hemorrhagic rash: Skin rash caused by bleeding under the skin
• Hyperpigmentation: Excess skin pigment or coloration
• Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Reduced blood platelets causing visible skin blemishes from bleeding or bruising.
• Kaposi sarcoma: A form of cancer caused by a type of herpesvirus that occurs mainly in the skin but may also affect the lymph nodes, internal organs and mucosal areas. There are four forms of the condition: Classical Indolent form, Endemic African KS, iatrogenic KS and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated KS. Symptoms depend on the extent of internal organ and lymphatic system involvement.
• Kaposi's Sarcoma: Kaposi's sarcoma is a cancerous tumor of the connective tissue, and is often associated with AIDS.
• Necrotizing fasciitis: A severe, progressive skin infection which causes progressive destruction of skin and underlying tissue. It is caused by certain bacteria and has a high mortality rate.
• Redness: Reddening of the skin.
• Sarcoidosis: Rare autoimmune disease usually affecting the lungs.
• Skin color changes: Skin changes such as redness, blueness, or whitening.
• Skin problems: Any condition that affects the skin
• Skin symptoms: Symptoms affecting the skin.

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