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Pale skin
Pale skin is a clinical finding that suggests anemia or inadequate amount of oxygen carrying hemoglobin molecules in the blood.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 20-year old male asked:
How do I make my pale skin darker?
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A 48-year old asked:
Is there a natural way to get really pale skin?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can you tell me about getting natural pale skin?
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A 48-year old asked:
Can you tell me how to go back to having pale skin?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Pale skin?
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A 46-year old asked:
Does my skin pass as pale skin if I use fairness cremes?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I am experiencing unable to gain weight normally. The following also describes me: Pale skin. What should I do?
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A 48-year old asked:
Could gilberts syndrome cause pale skin?
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A 46-year old asked:
What is the healthiest way to get more pale skin on my face?
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A 33-year old asked:
What is the difference between somebody having really pale skin and being an albino?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I have very pale skin that got super burned for 1st on vacation to DR. I have freckles all over shoulders since April. Will they ever fade? My tan too
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A 16-year old female asked:
Hello. i have very itchy and pale skin what can i do ?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Dear sir, does dry and pale skin belongs to depression?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Can lipomas be white in color if its just under pale skin?
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A 34-year old asked:
I have been told pale skin is prettier than olive skin, I feel so insecure. help?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I have capillaries showing in my face i have pale skin sometimes i get dry red patches why does this occur ?
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A 29-year old asked:
How do you treat symptoms of anemia like pale skin?
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A 45-year old asked:
Why is it that my pale skin have little red/purple lines running all through it?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Why is it that during my monthly period, i look white pale skin and feel cold? Is it normal?
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A 26-year old female asked about a male:
My son is experiencing skin turning blue (worsened by: when it is cold, psychological stress) and pale skin.
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A 27-year old male asked:
What are some of the best ways to get a tan? What are some of the other ways to get rid of pale skin? My skin use to be brown but now it's pretty pale?
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A 27-year old male asked:
I had brown skin but I now have pale skin. I didn't really get much sun exposure cause I rarely left my house for few years. I started going out this year and gotten more sun exposure. I still have pale skin and I haven't seen any changes Treatments?
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A 43-year old asked:
Are eating and sleeping problems related to pale skin?
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A 31-year old asked:
Does pale skin tend to show more thread veins than darker skin?
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A 30-year old asked:
How can we convince young people that pale skin is beautiful, to decrease skin cancer?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I have pale skin face knowing that I don't have anemia What could be the problem and how to solve it ?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I have very pale skin and sunburn so easily. Does tanning eventually make it so you don't burn so easily?
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A 34-year old male asked:
For 1 week I have had what looks like a small pimple/white head surrounded by oval patch of pale skin (as if lightly bleached).
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A 16-year old male asked:
I am experiencing non blanching red or purple spots. The following also describes me: Pale skin. What should I do? im not sure whether this right
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A 32-year old female asked:
3 kids, youngest is 16 months and i'm still nursing. I have thin pale skin but noticed these random tiny purple threads along bra line and just under?
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