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What Causes Swelling In Eyelid And Cheek Area?
I woke this morning, and saw my face got swollen. Especially the my right eyelid area and also my right cheek area. Only a little area of my left side got swollen too. Why is this happening? Am I allergy to something? But, I ate what I usually eat. I am 19-year old, 5'4", 58.6kg. My medical history, I have a serious gastric problem and there was a few times when I checked my urine, there was albumin in my urine, but nothing happened then.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi
The kind of swelling of face you developed can be due to a generalised allergic reaction called angioedema .
This is generally a severe problem and needs to be investigated further to find out the exact cause of the allergic reaction.
You might need to start oral antihistamine tablets.
In addition, you should avoid eating any antibiotics or painkillers .
Dr Geetika Paul
The kind of swelling of face you developed can be due to a generalised allergic reaction called angioedema .
This is generally a severe problem and needs to be investigated further to find out the exact cause of the allergic reaction.
You might need to start oral antihistamine tablets.
In addition, you should avoid eating any antibiotics or painkillers .
Dr Geetika Paul
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