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What Causes Purple Color Gums In A Child?
My 2.5 year olds gums on the top are purple at the base and down about a center meter and the inside of her upper lip is purple. The philtrum area is also purple from her nose to her lip. She hasn t fallen on anything or ran into anything, so what could this be? We went swimming in buckeye lake and she was complaining of severe ear pain and she has tubes, i figured she got water in her ear and it was putting pressure on her tube. About 4 hours later her ear started leaking and she has been good since then. That is the only thing she has had recently, so what could this be
Wed, 9 Mar 2016
Hi Dear,
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query your child have symptoms of purple color gums which can be a bruise caused by some injury to the gums and toothbrush bristles or it can be due to some hard food like chips that can cause injury to the gums and rupture of small blood vessels can cause blood accumulation below the soft tissues leading to formations of red to purple bruises. Need not to worry much if it is painless as it will resolve on its own and in case if it spreads or there is pain in the area you should consult a dentist to get ruled out for infection in the gums or teeth. Maintain complete oral hygiene.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query your child have symptoms of purple color gums which can be a bruise caused by some injury to the gums and toothbrush bristles or it can be due to some hard food like chips that can cause injury to the gums and rupture of small blood vessels can cause blood accumulation below the soft tissues leading to formations of red to purple bruises. Need not to worry much if it is painless as it will resolve on its own and in case if it spreads or there is pain in the area you should consult a dentist to get ruled out for infection in the gums or teeth. Maintain complete oral hygiene.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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