Pallor

Pallor

SignSymptom infobox
Name = Pallor
ICD10 = ICD10|R|23|1|r|20
ICD9 = ICD9|782.61

Pallor (also called pastiness or wanness) is a reduced amount of oxyhemoglobin in skin or mucous membrane, a pale color which can be caused by illness, emotional shock or stress, avoiding excessive exposure to sunlight, anaemia or genetics. It is more evident on the face and palms. It can develop suddenly or gradually, depending on the cause.

Pallor is not usually clinically significant unless it is accompanied by a general pallor (pale lips, tongue, palms, mouth and other regions with mucous membranes). It is distinguished from similar symptoms such as hypopigmentation (loss of skin pigment).

Pale skin is also a very light skin tone most commonly associated with people of European descent, particularly people of Celtic and Scandinavian descent. In addition, people who avoid sun exposure and thus avoid sun tanning also tend to have paler complexions in comparison to their peers, particularly during summer.

Possible causes

* death (pallor mortis)
* migraine attack or headache
* natural genetics
* emotional response, eg fear, embarrassment, grief
* anemia (due to blood loss, poor nutrition, or underlying disease)
* shock, a medical emergency caused by illness or injury
* frostbite
* cancer
* leukemia
* albinism
* heart disease
* hypothyroidism
* hypopituitarism
* scurvy
* tuberculosis
* sleep deprivation


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  • PALLOR — ut omnes alii affectus humani, pro Numine olim cultus, Augustin. de Civ. Dei l. 4. c. 15. Unde Lactantius Firmianus Drvin. Institut. l. 1. c. 20. Pavorem Palloremque Tullus Hostilius figuravit et coluit: Quid de hoc dicam, nisi dignum fuisse, qui …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • pallor — pal lor, n. [L., fr. pallere to be or look pale. See {Pale}, a.] Paleness; want of color; pallidity; as, pallor of the complexion. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pallor — (n.) c.1400, from O.Fr. palor paleness, from L. pallor, from pallere be pale, related to pallus dark colored, dusky, from PIE root *pel pale; gray (Cf. Skt. palitah gray, panduh whitish, pale, Gk. pelios livid, dark …   Etymology dictionary

  • Pallor — (lat.), Blässe, Bleichheit; den allegorischen Gottheiten P. u. Pavor (Furcht) gelobte Tullus Hostilius einen Tempel, um seine Römer im Kampfe mit den Fidenaten zu stärken …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Pallor — und Pāvor (lat., »Erbleichen« und »Zagen«), bei den Römern Personifikationen des Schreckens, denen König Tullius Hostilius in einem Treffen mit den Fidenaten und Vejentern Heiligtümer gelobt haben sollte, wodurch er die wankenden Römer zum Stehen …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Pallor — PALLOR, óris, die Blässe, ein Gott der Römer, welchem Tullus Hostilius, mit dem Erschrecken, (Pavor) einen Tempel gelobete, als er mit den Fidenatern schlug, die Albaner aber dabey die Römer verliessen, und diese darüber erschracken und… …   Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon

  • pallor — meaning ‘paleness’, is spelt or in both BrE and AmE …   Modern English usage

  • pallor — [n] paleness achromatic, bloodlessness, cadaverousness, colorlessness, etiolation, pallidity, pastiness, sallowness, wanness, whiteness; concepts 537,618 …   New thesaurus

  • pallor — ► NOUN ▪ an unhealthy pale appearance. ORIGIN Latin, from pallere be pale …   English terms dictionary

  • pallor — [pal′ər] n. [L < base of pallere, to be pale, akin to pallidus,PALE1] lack of color; unnatural paleness, as of the face, associated with poor health, fear, etc …   English World dictionary

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