Diagnostic Tests for Red face

Diagnostic Test list for Red face:

The list of diagnostic tests mentioned in various sources as used in the diagnosis of Red face includes:

• Physical examination
  • Temperature to detect fever which may cause a red face
  • Blood pressure - episodically elevated with phaeochromocytoma.
  • Neck examination to detect enlarged thyroid in hyperthyroidism
  • Abdominal examination looking for enlarged liver in carcinoid syndrome
  • Note characteristics of any facial skin rash - e.g. macular, papular, pustular, vesicular, bullous, scaly, ulcers - will help determine the cause of the rash (e.g. a macular or papular rash may suggest eczema, contact dermatitis, exfoliative dermatitis or a drug reaction; a pustular rash may suggest staphylococcus or a fungal skin infection; a vesicular or bullous rash may suggest chicken pox, contact dermatitis or bullous impetigo; an ulcerative rash may suggest a basal cell carcinoma).
• Blood tests
  • Full blood count may detect polycythaemia
  • Thyroid function tests to detect hyperthyroidism
  • Estrogen , FSH may provide information concerning menopausal status
  • Yellow fever serology, if suspected
  • Radioallergosorbent testing (RAST) - to test for specific allergens that may be triggering eczema ( 90% relevant if negative, but only 20% relevant if positive).
  • Blood cultures, if unwell and fever
• Urine tests
  • 5-HIAA, if suspect Carcinoid syndrome
  • 24 hour Urinary catecholamines, HMAA and metadrenaline if suspect phaeochromocytoma
• Skin tests
  • Patch testing to detect skin allergies
  • Skin biopsy may be necessary
• Radiological investigations
  • Liver ultrasound, to confirm liver metastases if suspect carcinoid syndrome
  • CT Abdomen or MRI abdomen to detect adrenal tumors, if suspect phaeochromocytoma
• Bone marrow biopsy - may be required if suspect polycythaemia rubra vera.

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