Resolved question:
My 4 year old daughter has a sudden swollen upper left lip. We don't know what caused it and unsure if any allergen is involved. The swelling started around 9 hours ago before bedtime and she is yet to wake up.
What can be the cause?
Should we bring her to the emergency?
Her medical background:
She occasionally gets hives once every two months with her eyes and bridge of her nose puffy and swollen. She also had Kawasaki when she was 7 months old and had an IVIG drip with aspirin therapy for several months. That stopped when she reached 1 year old.
Submitted:
4 Days
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Pediatrician
Dear Parent,
Thank you for your consult at DoctorSpring.com.
The description appears to be a manifestation of a hypersensitivity/ allergic reaction to an unknown allergen. The swelling part does not appear to immediately life-threatening, though I would recommend that any child with allergic manifestation involving the mucosal surfaces be assessed in a paediatric emergency setting. The fact that she has not woken up yet, is worrisome. Kindly bring her to paediatric emergency for further evaluation. She may require anti-inflammatory/ anti-allergic medications.
On the long term, she needs to be evaluated for underlying atopy-allergy spectrum and needs to be started on preventive therapies. Identification of the allergens would also become a priority as sometimes, allergen exposure can lead to life threatening anaphylactic reactions in certain sub-group of children.
Hope this helps, please feel free to discuss further.
Regards
Dr. Saptharishi L G
MBBS, MD (Pediatrics), PGDCRL