Fair Complexion Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Actinic Keratosis

The following groups are at greater risk for developing actinic keratosis: People with light or fair complexions People with blond or red hair People with blue or green eyes [my.clevelandclinic.org]

The following groups are at greater risk for developing actinic keratosis: People with light or fair complexions. People with blond or red hair. [my.clevelandclinic.org]

Anyone who has had frequent sun exposure can develop solar keratosis, but they are more common in people who: have fair complexion (although they also occur in people with [skincheckwa.com.au]

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Sunburn

Other risk factors include a fair complexion, found commonly in people with blueor green eyes, freckles, and light-colored hair (The Skin Cancer Foundation, 2008). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Her fair complexion now has dark marks on her face from just a few hours without sun protection. [6abc.com]

Her fair-skinned, Irish complexion, her lack of sunblock that day and surprisingly - her birth control pill. [6abc.com]

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Malignant Neoplasm of the Skin

People with fair complexions are at higher risk than are people with darker skin. Having a large number of moles is also a risk factor. [calverthealthmedicine.org]

Middle-aged and elderly people, especially those with fair complexions and frequent sun exposure, are most likely to be affected. [reliantmedicalgroup.org]

CAUSES SCC, basal cell carcinoma, and melanoma are all associated with chronic sun exposure, a light or fair complexion, and immune suppression. [assh.org]

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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin

Causes Those at greatest risk are: Those who have fair complexions and poor tanning capacity (burn easily Over 55 years of age Male (two to three times more common in men [healthcentral.com]

Fair complexion Persons with a fair complexion; hazel, blue, or gray eyes; and light-colored hair (blond or red), as well as those who burn easily when exposed to the sun, [emedicine.medscape.com]

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Basal Cell Carcinoma

The primary cause of basal cell cancer is overexposure to the sun and those with fair complexions are especially susceptible. [stanfordhealthcare.org]

Other risk factors include fair complexions in skin that freckles & burns easily; blue or green or other light-colored eyes; red or blond hair, actinic keratosis, a history [texaschildrens.org]

Risk Factors Caucasians, especially those with blue eyes, a fair complexion, and red, blond, or light brown hair (Celtic ancestry), have the highest risk of BCC. [verywell.com]

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Malignant Melanoma of the Skin

[…] who have red, blonde or light brown hair; and those of Celtic ancestry Increased incidence in those with fair complexions; those who burn easily, tan poorly and freckle; [aafp.org]

Melanoma is more common in men than women and among individuals of fair complexion and those who have been exposed to natural or artificial sunlight (such as tanning beds) [web.archive.org]

Risk factors that can increase a person's chances of melanoma include: a fair complexion (light skin that freckles or burns easily) blue or green eyes blond or red hair having [kidshealth.org]

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

Complexion: Fair-skinned people are more likely to have rhinophyma. [utswmed.org]

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Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Nocardiosis is an opportunistic infection in a patient with underlying immune suppression and organ transplant. Clinical syndromes are varied and ranges from pulmonary, disseminated, cutaneous along with central nervous system involvement. Herein, we report a rare case of disseminated pulmonary nocardiosis with[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Hyperphenylalaninemia

Treatment Untreated PKU patients develop moderate to profound mental retardation and have a characteristic "mousy" odor, fair complexion, abnormal gait and stance, and dermatitis [medschool.lsuhsc.edu]

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Rheumatic Fever

Rheumatic fever is a systemic inflammatory disease that may develop as a delayed reaction to an infection with group A beta-hemolytic streptococci. It is most often seen in children and young adults. Rheumatic fever does not present with specific signs and symptoms. There is sudden onset of fever, joint pain,[…] [symptoma.com]

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Phenylketonuria

In addition most children affected are remarkably fair of complexion and often have eczema or other skin lesions. [nejm.org]

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Prader-Willi Syndrome

There were no facial dysmorphic features except that he had fair complexion. He had bilateral gynecomastia. Both hands and feet were relative small (Figure 1). [hindawi.com]

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Rheumatic Heart Disease

BMC Res Notes. 2018 Apr 3;11(1):221. doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3341-6. Author information 1 Buea Regional Hospital, Buea, South West Region, Cameroon. cnkoke@yahoo.com. 2 Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde 1, Yaounde, Cameroon. cnkoke@yahoo.com. 3 Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Rosacea

Rosacea is more common in persons of northern and western European descent with a fair complexion, but it can affect skin of any color. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The disorder is most common among people of Irish and Northern European descent who have fair complexions but it does affect and is probably under-recognized in darker-skinned [msdmanuals.com]

Rosacea most commonly affects patients aged 30 to 50 with fair complexions, most notably those of Irish and Northern European descent, but it affects and is probably under-recognized [merckmanuals.com]

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Freckles

People with fair complexions have less melanin in their skin to start with. [wonderopolis.org]

Freckle: A flat circular spot on the skin about the size of the head of a nail that develops after repeated exposure to sunlight, particularly in someone of fair complexion [medicinenet.com]

People with fair complexions (skin and eyes that are light in color) tend to have more freckles than people with darker complexions. [wonderopolis.org]

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Rheumatic Valvulitis

Four surgically resected cardiac valves received from three female patients showed the presence of acute and chronic rheumatic valvulitis. The material was studied by means of transmission and scanning electron microscopy. This is the first time that there has been an investigation of the ultrastructure in acute[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Oculocerebrorenal Syndrome

Other clinical manifestations include facial dysmorphism (frontal bossing, deep-set eyes, chubby cheeks, fair complexion), destructive teno-synovitis in older patients, short [orpha.net]

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Histidinemia

Histidinemia, is a rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder caused by a deficiency of the enzyme histidase. Histidase is needed for the metabolism of the amino acid histidine. [1] Although originally thought to be linked to multiple developmental disorders histidinemia is now accepted as a relatively benign disorder,[…] [en.wikipedia.org]

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Skin Neoplasm

Middle-aged and elderly people, especially those with fair complexions and frequent sun exposure, are most likely to be affected. [reliantmedicalgroup.org]

CAUSES SCC, basal cell carcinoma, and melanoma are all associated with chronic sun exposure, a light or fair complexion, and immune suppression. [assh.org]

complexion having received an organ transplant However, young people or those with a dark complexion can still develop skin cancer. [healthline.com]

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Milium

Evidence to support this comes from the exposed site distribution and the tendency for colloid milium to occur in individuals with fair complexions and outdoor occupations [emedicine.medscape.com]

Risk factors include unprotected light exposure (particularly ultraviolet [UV] A), fair complexion, outdoor occupations, and exposure to petroleum derivatives, such as phenols [clinicaladvisor.com]

The adult form is the most common and is usually seen in middle-aged fair-skinned males. [clinicaladvisor.com]

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Acne Vulgaris

Thought to be genetically predisposed, individuals with fair complexions tend to be more susceptible to rosacea. Why are acne and rosacea often confused? [yoderm.com]

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Familial Keratoacanthoma

There are numerous factors which may increase your risk of skin cancer: Genetics: The fair complexioned are at the greatest risk. [lloyd-derm.com]

Often it is seen only on fair complexioned people and men are more prone to get this problem than women. [diseasespictures.com]

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Blepharitis

This condition frequently occurs in people who have a fair complexion, especially in those that have other eye problems, including acne rosacea and dry eyes. [bouldereyesurgeons.com]

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Ichthyosis Vulgaris

The color of the scales is lighter in fair complexion people while in dark individuals it tends to be brown. Apart from scales the skin is additionally flaky. [ic.steadyhealth.com]

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Metastatic Skin Carcinoma

These factors include sensitivity and overexposure to the sun, fair complexions (especially those with fair skin, blonde or red hair, and blue eyes), individuals who have [oncosec.com]

Risk factors for developing non-melanoma skin cancers are numerous, including fair complexion, occupational exposures to radium and arsenic, personal history of atypical moles [oncolink.org]

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Bonnemann-Meinecke-Reich Syndrome

Average body built,fair complexion, curly hair, front and upper part hair is much lesser than side hair due to hair fall, wearing glasses Thanks And Regards bbs [homeopathyandmore.com]

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Proteus

Sailors by sun and wind are swarthy made; A tann'd complexion best becomes their trade. [perseus.tufts.edu]

'Tis a disgrace to ploughmen to be fair; Bluff cheeks they have, and weather-beaten hair. [perseus.tufts.edu]

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Multiple Self-Healing Squamous Epithelioma

Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma: Mostly associated with fair complexion, blue eyes, multiple ephelides, and familial history of melanoma. [accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com]

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Varicose Veins

In fair-complexioned people, excessive sun exposure can cause spider veins. [wikihow.com]

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Pott's Fracture

March, a Servant Man, named Bartholomew Barron, born in the West of Ireland, about 30 Years old, about 5 Feet 9 Inches high, of a fair Complexion, has fair Hair tied behind [lists.rootsweb.com]

Complexion, smooth Face, and speaks pretty good English: Had on an old Cloth coloured Coat, Check Shirt, Leather Breeches, half worn Shoes and Stockings, and an old Hat. [lists.rootsweb.com]

Complexion, and has short curled Hair: Had on, when he went away, a new Felt Hat, Linen Shirt, Tow Trowsers, half worn Shoes, with Brass Buckles, and drab coloured Broadcloth [lists.rootsweb.com]

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