What are the symptoms and causes of blue lips?

The medical name for blue lips is pulmonary arterial hypertension, an extremely rare condition. The medical costs are extremely high and the pathological hazards are extremely great. Due to long-term lack of oxygen, the patient's lips turn blue and it is extremely difficult for them to move. Currently, there are very few cured cases. However, associations dedicated to providing financial support to patients with blue lips have gradually been established, and society is also strongly calling on people to care for patients with blue lips.

1. Blue Lips:

Blue lips is a rare, hidden and fatal disease. It is high blood pressure in the lungs that can lead to right heart failure and even death. It can be said to be the cancer of cardiovascular disease. Since the initial symptoms are mainly shortness of breath on exertion, dyspnea on exertion, angina pectoris, and limb edema, and their appearance is no different from that of normal people, these patients are often misdiagnosed as having asthma or other respiratory diseases.

As the patient's pulmonary vascular pressure and resistance continue to increase, the patient may experience fainting and hemoptysis in severe cases, eventually leading to heart and lung failure. According to reports, most patients with pulmonary hypertension are young women aged 20-40. Their hearts are like those of 70-year-olds. They cannot sing, drink cola, climb stairs, run, or do many small things that we ordinary people think are ordinary, such as tying shoelaces. They may die suddenly at any time. Long-term lack of oxygen causes purple lips, chest tightness, and shortness of breath, making every step extremely difficult. They belong to the group of people with invisible disabilities and need extensive attention and help from the society.

Causes of blue lips:

Common causes of blue lips include heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, sleep apnea syndrome, and pulmonary embolism. Other causes include family heredity, blood disease, connective tissue disease, exposure to toxic substances, weight-loss drugs, AIDS, etc. Young patients should pay special attention to family heredity and idiopathicity, and treatment should be targeted at different causes. In recent years, the most common causes of pulmonary hypertension in the respiratory field admitted to this department are chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary thromboembolism. If the primary disease is not actively treated, various complications will occur, which will bring difficulties to treatment and seriously affect the patient's quality of life.