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Skin: Swelling Beneath The Skin (Angioedema)
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Skin: Swelling Beneath The Skin (Angioedema)
Angioedema
Rapid swelling of the skin(the swellings are called welts), similar to hives but the swelling is underneath the skin. Occurs mostly around the eyes and lips but can happen around the hands, feet and throat. Can be triggered by certain allergies. Welts are itchy and painful
Tags: swelling, allergy, welts, itchy, painful
Symptom classification
Body areaEntire Body
Body areaSkin
Conditions linked to this sign/symptom
22- Anaphylactic Reaction
- Angina
- Asthma
- Cellulitis
- Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease
- Croup
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Dirofilariasis
- Erythropoietic Protoporphyria
- Heart Failure
- Henoch Schonlein Purpura
- Kaposis Sarcoma
- Laryngitis
- Loiasis
- Lymphedema
- Necrotizing Subcutaneous Infection
- Osteomyelitis
- Predominantly Cutaneous Vasculitis
- Psoriasis
- Respiratory Chest Infection
- Tinea Pedis
- Urticaria
Drugs where this is listed as a side effect
52- Alendronate
- Aprepitant
- Aspirin
- Atorvastatin
- Bisacodyl
- Bosentan
- Candesartan
- Captopril
- Cefaclor
- Celecoxib
- Clopidogrel
- Colchicine
- Darbepoetin
- Dexamethasone
- Dorzolamide
- Etanercept
- Everolimus
- Ezetimibe
- Fenofibrate
- Fluvastatin
- Fosaprepitant
- Gefitinib
- Leflunomide
- Lenalidomide
- Levodopa with Benserazide
- Levodopa with Carbidopa
- Lisinopril
- Mebendazole
- Mebeverine
- Montelukast
- Naproxen
- Norfloxacin
- Orciprenaline
- Oxcarbazepine
- Phenoxymethylpenicillin
- Quinine
- Risedronate
- Risperidone
- Rosuvastatin
- Salbutamol
- Sibutramine
- Simvastatin
- Sulindac
- Tamoxifen
- Tamsulosin
- Terbutaline
- Tiaprofenic Acid
- Valsartan
- Vancomycin
- Varenicline
- Zafirlukast
- Zoledronic Acid