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Suggest Remedy For A Swollen Face
My 6 year old son woke up this morning with a swollen face so much so he looks like a different person and that is not just my opinion but the opinion of others as well. What could be the cause of this? His only medical issue is that he has asthma. Other then that he is a healthy young boy.
Mon, 27 Oct 2014
Hi...he could be having a condition called Nephrotic syndrome, where in the proteins in the systems will be lost in the urine and this is the reason why soon after getting up from sleep the face is swollen. I suggest you seek the help of your paediatrician and get a simple urinalysis done and if there are excess proteins leaking into the urine the diagnosis is almost confirmed. I do not think this is connected to asthma.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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