Causes of flushing

Type	Causes
Physiologic	Menopause Hot drinks Emotional distress Anaphylaxis
Drugs	Alcohol Alcohol plus chlorpromazine or disulfiram Diltiazem Amyl nitrate Nicotinic acid (niacin) Levodopa Bromocriptine
Diseases	Carcinoid syndrome Systemic mastocytosis Basophilic chronic granulocytic leukemia VIPoma Pheochromocytoma Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid Renal cell carcinoma Diencephalic seizures Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)

VIPoma: vasoactive intestinal peptide secreting tumor.

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