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What Causes Swelling In Lips With Red Color Around Lips And Nose?
My wife is having an allergic reaction. Her lips are swelling and the area around her nose and mouth are red. The last time this happened, her lips swelled to 5x their regular size and after a few days, started to blister and bleed painfully. The doctor we saw previously told us that this was a food allergy. We're suspecting that she may be allergic to sulfites, as we had wine last night. We've taken 2 Benadryl so far. What do you recommend we do since it's Sunday and allergists/doctors are closed today?
Mon, 15 Dec 2014
What u need to do is to start tab levocetirizine 10 mg daily along with tab prednisolone 10 mg 1-1-1 daily. This is a severe kind of allergy that she has, called angioedema.
Better see a doctor if you can today in the emergency room or tomorrow early morning
Better see a doctor if you can today in the emergency room or tomorrow early morning
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