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31 possible causes of 'Blue color skin'
Click to view article 1. Cyanosis
Cyanosis is a physical sign causing bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes. Cyanosis is caused...

Symptoms:

  • Blue fingernails
  • Blue lips
  • Blue color skin
Click to view article 2. Breathing difficulty
Breathing difficulties involve a sensation of difficult or uncomfortable breathing or a feeling of not gettin...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Blue color skin
  • Shortness of breath
  • Confusion
  • Blue fingernails
  • Blue lips
Click to view article 3. Asthma
Asthma is an inflammatory disorder of the airways, which causes attacks of wheezing, shortness of breath, che...

Symptoms:

  • Painful respiration
  • Coughing up yellow sputum
  • Intercostal recession
  • Short of breath at night
  • Blue color skin
Click to view article 4. Pulmonary embolus
A pulmonary embolus is a blockage of an artery in the lungs by fat, air, a blood clot, or tumor cells.Venous ...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Moist skin
  • Sharp pain, rib
  • Unable to take deep breaths
  • Wheezing
  • Blue color skin
Click to view article 5. Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary edema is an abnormal build up of fluid in the air sacs of the lungs, which leads to shortness of br...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Increase in blood pressure
  • Fidgeting
  • Coughing up blood
  • Blood tinged sputum
  • Blue color skin
Click to view article 6. Aspiration pneumonia
Aspiration pneumonia is inflammation of the lungs and airways to the lungs(bronchial tubes) from breathing in...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Blood tinged sputum
  • Bitter taste in mouth
  • Moist skin
  • Diaphoresis
  • Blue color skin
7. Carbon monoxide poisoning
Breathing in carbon monoxide is very dangerous. It is the leading cause of poisoning death in the United Stat...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Strange and inexplicable behavior
  • Impaired judgement
  • Shock
  • Hyperactivity
  • Blue color skin
Click to view article 8. Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS) is a life-threatening lung condition that prevents enough oxygen fr...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Respiratory crackles
  • Peripheral cyanosis
  • Pain
  • Rapid breathing
  • Blue color skin
Click to view article 9. Choking - adult or child over 1 year
Anyone who is choking should have a medical examination. Complications can occur not only from the choking, b...
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Peripheral cyanosis
  • Shortness of breath
  • Blue color skin
  • Choking
  • Unable to take deep breaths
Click to view article 10. Epiglottitis
Epiglottitis is inflammation of the cartilage that covers the trachea(windpipe).
This condition is considered a medical emergency. Urgent care may be required.

Symptoms:

  • Difficulty in swallowing
  • Peripheral cyanosis
  • Drooling
  • Blue color skin
  • Blue fingernails
This feature is for informational purposes only and should not be used to diagnose.
Please consult a healthcare professional if you have health concerns.