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Purplish mouth areas
Purplish mouth membrane areas is a symptom in which a person's lips and the inside of his mouth has a purplish hue instead of a rosy pink one. The purplish coloring can be a sign of inadequate oxygen in his blood.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Purplish mouth areas?
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A 18-year old male asked:
The bottom of my mouth is a weird purple color what does that mean?
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A female asked:
The top of my gums has turned a dark purple color and my mouth throbs slightly. How should I proceed?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I have a purple/blackish small \u0026#40;size of the tip of a pen tip on the inside of my mouth the side of my cheek has a riddged feel.
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A female asked:
I have a cut in my mouth and it's white and craters in. also, it's purple and pink around it and a little swollen. what is it/what do i do?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Why does the roof of my mouth look purple?
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A 37-year old asked:
What causes blue or purple spots on iside of lips of mouth?
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A 33-year old asked:
Hoping you can tell me, is purple bump inside mouth a sign of hiv?
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A 27-year old female asked:
What causes pink spots on the roof of your mouth with purple discoloration?
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A 37-year old male asked:
Purple sore in mouth, what can it be, and only lasting a day?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Ripped the webbing that connects my tongue to my mouth. I did it 3 hours ago. it hurts badly but doesn't look as bad, swollen, or purple.
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A 21-year old female asked about a female:
My daughter had braces, shes 15 and she has two purplish dark small bumps in her mouth cheek. theyre right next to each other like a bite. No pain.
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A 32-year old female asked:
I have a small purple bump that formed on the inside of my upper lip. I also have a white line on the other side of my mouth also upper inside lip. ?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I have a purple bump inside my mouth that has been there for the past month. The skin on the upper part of my vagina where hair grows is dry. And I ha?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I got a big purple ulcer in my mouth after biting my lip its been there about 2 weeks should I be worried?
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A member asked:
I have a subtle bump in my cheek at the corner of my mouth. it has a lot of purple veins around that area only. Why is that?
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A female asked:
Tongue HS felt burnt/cold virus 4 wks/ just noticd drk purp on 1 side tongue 2" lng/dry mouth bad taste/sight of purple on tongue alarms me ?
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A 59-year old female asked:
A small purple wart like bump has appeared inside lip in front of mouth and my tongue keeps touching it. It is hard and painless. What should I do?
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A member asked:
Can temporary dental caps cause gums to change color? I have a temporary cap in on the left side of my mouth at the moment, and the gum around the cap is purplish/black color. It doesn't hurt, but the color change does concern me. Is this normal with temp
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A 19-year old female asked:
I just noticed that i have a purple dot on the inside of my cheek. Its not painful. My lymph nodes are fine & its flat. Shat can it be? Mouth cancer??
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A 23-year old male asked:
Is purple/yellow (looks like a huge bruise) and multi shades of red on roof of mouth normal?
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A female asked:
I have a purple, and red hard lump that looks like a bruise on the roof of my mouth, what causes this ?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I have these deep purple veins in my mouth upper cheek on the left side and two red spots what can I do to calm the pain or what should I do?
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A 44-year old female asked:
The roof of my mouth had a bump and around it's purple like a bruise. I haven't had any trauma or ate anything hot. any ideas as to what it might be?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Roof of mouth is yellow/orange, and a little purple/blue. Also have a clear mouth sore that comes and goes every week or so, what could be the cause?
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A 23-year old male asked:
I had unprotected insertive oral sex with sex worker and now I spotted purplish lower gum and recently had one ulcer in mouth. Are those signs of HIV?
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A 48-year old male asked about a female:
My ten year old sister is getting light headed her legs and lips are turning purple and blue and her whole left side went numb and her mouth drooped?
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A 22-year old male asked:
I have a white and purple patch on the roof of my mouth. It kinda hurts. I started taking Adderall (dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine) and it's been making my mouth really dry.?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I have been experiencing gum pain on the roof of my mouth. It is purplish and yellowish I noticed. Is this normal? Also it is hard to swallow. I should also mention that I have been dealing with tonsillitis for a while now but Not sure if related
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A 56-year old female asked:
I have a bump on the roof of my mouth. Looks like its got a white head on it but it also looks red/purple. Ive been taking Keflex and its like going up and down in size. Its on my hard palate. Im a 27 year old female ideas on what it could be?
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