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Exaggerated physiological flushing

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Link to WHO Definition

Exaggerated physiological flushing – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/575340905

Flushing develops as part of the normal thermoregulatory response in a hot environment or following exercise. A similar mechanism is responsible for facial flushing due to hot drinks, which cause a rise in temperature of blood in the oral cavity which in turn leads, by a counter-current heat-exchange process involving the internal jugular vein and internal carotid artery, to a rise in temperature of blood perfusing the hypothalamus. This reaction may be exaggerated in some individuals and can thus represent a significant social handicap.