A severe asthma attack is another medical emergency. Along with very pale or blue lips, fingers, or fingernails, people experiencing a severe asthma attack may also have accompanying symptoms.

Other causes include being in cold air, wearing jewellery that’s too tight, certain medications, vigorous exercise (I’d always get blue lips after a long run) and asthma. Healthline says that ...

Central cyanosis affects the lips, but it can also affect the tongue and chest. Blue lips may indicate a type of cyanosis caused by lower oxygen levels in the red blood cells. Blue lips may also ...

If the skin around the lips is blue or purple, the issue is often temporary ... Otherwise, respiratory conditions — asthma, pneumonia, or bronchiolitis — could be limiting the amount of ...

As a general rule, I'm not a big fan of editorial cartoons. They often either ... of U.S. President Barack Obama with blue (or light purple) lips. The concern is that this represents an old ...

Blue lips could occur when a child has heart disease, pneumonia, asthma or a list of rarer causes,” says Fisher. “In a happy, playful and healthy child who just ate or drank food or liquid ...

11-year-old Jamie Ross’ lips turned blue, and he couldn’t catch his breath. Not even his mum - a nurse - and his dad - a paramedic - could help. Jamie was having a severe asthma attack.