Lip Swelling
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Lip Swelling Underlying Cause
Common causes
for lip
swelling
include:
Acute Angioedema
Allergic reaction
Cold sores
Drug side effect
:
Cheilitis from chemotherapy
Facial injury
Hand foot and mouth disease
Herpes gingivostomatitis
Less common causes
for lip
swelling
include:
Crohn's disease
Eczema
Hereditary angioedema
Hypothyroidism
Kawasaki disease
Stevens Johnson syndrome
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Last Updated: Nov 11, 2008
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Lip Swelling References:
Cohen EG, Soliman AM. Changing trends in angioedema. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2001 Aug;110(8):701-6.
Khanna G, Sato Y, Smith RJ, Bauman NM, Nerad J. Causes of facial swelling in pediatric patients: correlation of clinical and radiologic findings. Radiographics. 2006 Jan-Feb;26(1):157-71.
O'Brien JG, Chennubhotla SA, Chennubhotla RV. Treatment of edema. Am Fam Physician. 2005 Jun 1;71(11):2111-7.
