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What Causes Redness In Cheeks?

I ve got a chest infection, on clarithmicin and 6 steroids which I started today, I also take a aspirin every night, I had 3 heartaches 2 years ago and had a stent fitted, my systolic is 109, my diastolic is 53 and my heart rate is 109 and my cheeks are red
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Hi there,
Thanks for posting here.
Steroids can cause flushing of cheeks. And your heart rate is high which suggests you may be having high fever too. Your physician will help you with that.
Take care.
Regards,
Dr shilpa bhat
Bangalore
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What Causes Redness In Cheeks?

Hi there, Thanks for posting here. Steroids can cause flushing of cheeks. And your heart rate is high which suggests you may be having high fever too. Your physician will help you with that. Take care. Regards, Dr shilpa bhat Bangalore