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Does The Use Of Antibiotics Or Combination Of Different Drugs Cause Swelling On Face And Neck?
My wife is on antibotics medicine to calm her and put her to sleep plus other drugs I do not have the names of them.
she has a tube in her through so she can breath. Her face and neck are swelled so much they cannot remove the breathing tube. Does this soung like a allergy from one of the drugs or a combination of drugh that is causing her face and neck to swelling
she has a tube in her through so she can breath. Her face and neck are swelled so much they cannot remove the breathing tube. Does this soung like a allergy from one of the drugs or a combination of drugh that is causing her face and neck to swelling
Thu, 12 Dec 2013
Hello and welcome to HCM,
I read your query and understood your concern about your wife.
The swelling of face and lips that your wife can be due to various of causes, but to me it sounds like a case of anyphylaxis / angioedema causing swelling of mouth / face/ throat due to various reasons including the drugs or a combination of them.
Have they recently changed drugs for your wife ? Is she suffering from any other co -morbidities ?
Consult your physician immediately for a change in drugs. Get her an intravenous shot of anti allergic stat.
Hope I was able to answer your query satisfactorily.
I read your query and understood your concern about your wife.
The swelling of face and lips that your wife can be due to various of causes, but to me it sounds like a case of anyphylaxis / angioedema causing swelling of mouth / face/ throat due to various reasons including the drugs or a combination of them.
Have they recently changed drugs for your wife ? Is she suffering from any other co -morbidities ?
Consult your physician immediately for a change in drugs. Get her an intravenous shot of anti allergic stat.
Hope I was able to answer your query satisfactorily.
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