Facial swelling

Nasal discharge and cough for greater than 10-14 days or severe signs and symptoms such as temperature 39°C (1022°F)or facial swelling or pain are indications for antimicrobial therapy. 

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Possible histamine-mediated symptoms have been reported with micafungin, including rash, pruritus, facial swelling, and vasodilation. 

Facial swelling/Edema Facial hypoplasia (general difficiency in size/spacing of facial area)... 

Systemic Insomnia, facial swelling or Cushingoid appearance, moderate abdominal distention, indigestion, increased appetite, nervousness, facial flushing, diaphoresis Occasional... 

Flypersensitivity reactions characterized by rash, facial swelling, pruritus, and a sensation of warmth occur. 

Adverse Reactions Nausea Facial swelling Pruritus Vomiting Anaphalaxis Rash Fever Increased ALT Increased AST Decreased hematocrit Decreased hemoglobin Increased serum alkaline phosphatase Infused vein complications... 

An ichthyosiform skin rash has been seen when kava is taken at very high doses chronically. It is associated with facial swelling and photosensitivity. Exfoliation on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, forearms, back, and shins has also been described. Sebaceous gland skin eruptions have been reported, with lymphocytic infiltrates on biopsy. Kava dermopathy is reversible on cessation of consumption. 

Facial swelling due to drug-induced sialadenosis was repeatedly observed in one patient who controlled her asthma symptoms with an adrenaline inhaler (SEDA-14, 119). 

Angioedema due to ACE inhibitors can manifest as recurrent episodes of facial swelling, which resolves on withdrawal, or as acute oropharyngeal edema and airways obstruction, which requires emergency treatment with an antihistamine and corticosteroids. It may be life-threatening (75) and may need tracheostomy (76). It is occasionally fatal (77). An unusual presentation with subglottic stenosis has also been reported (78). A variant form is angioedema of the intestine, which tends to occur within the first 24 8 hours of treatment (79,80). 

Acute hypersensitivity reactions have been reported with the first infusion of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (14,15). The symptoms included flushing, shortness of breath, facial swelling, headache, chills, back pain, tightness in the chest and throat, and hypotension. Similar reactions have been reported after the intravenous administration of colloid imaging agents and unloaded liposomes. 

A 39-year-old man was investigated for three episodes of facial swelling following dental procedures over 2 years. The swelling always occurred on the same side as the dental procedure and about 12 hours after it, took a couple of days to resolve, did not respond to... 

A 29-year-old woman complained of fever, rash, throat and facial swelling, abdominal pain, and increasing joint pain, leaving her wheelchair-bound. Her symptoms started a week after she had completed a 10-day course of penicillin V for a dental abscess. She was given oral methylprednisolone, 40 mg every 6 hours, and over the next few days her symptoms gradually resolved. 

Phenylpropanolamine can give rise to severe allergic reactions with dyspnea, urticaria, and facial swelling (11). 

A patient developed ulceration and paresthesia of the lip with facial swelling after accidental injection of Milton solution (sodium hypochlorite 1%, sodium chloride 16.5%) into the upper lip when a sharp needle was used for irrigation (1). The ulceration healed within 6 weeks, the paresthesia within 3 months. In similar cases hypochlorite solution (25 mg NaClO) was accidentally injected into periapical tissue (2), and into the mandibular branch of the facial nerve (90mg NaClO) (3). 

The lowest published single toxic dose is 20 ppm via inhalation. The kidneys and respiratory tract are the target organs after acute epichlorohydrin exposure. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, and abdominal distress. It can also cause facial swelling, eye and nasal mucosal irritation, respiratory tract irritation, bronchitis, dyspnea, central nervous system depression, hepatomegaly, and kidney lesions. 

Kava Chronic anxiety states Facilitates CNS actions of GABA Ataxia, dystonias, paresthesias, potentiation j of CNS depressants, skin I reactions and facial swelling hepatotoxicity ... 

Skin A 17-year-old man took oseltamivir during a viral illness with headache, fever, and myalgia and the next day developed an erythematous rash over his limbs and trunk, oral ulceration, facial swelling, and blurred vision Stevens-Johnson syndrome secondary to oseltamivir was diagnosed [153 ]. 

Tan BB, Lear JT, English JS (1997) Latex contact urticaria presenting as facial swelling in a motor mechanic. Contact Dermatitis 36 229-230... 

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