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What Causes Swelling On Inner Cheeks Along With Inflammation In Eyes?

ok my boyfriend has developed swelling in his mouth inside of his cheeks and inflammation in one of his eyes conjunctivitis. and swelling and Burned skin on his penis? YYYY@YYYY had a severe sore throat and sinus type infection. he feels terrible like a flu virus possibly strep? This is the second time in 3 months he has developed this allergic? reaction. He is a mechanic and is around many chemicle throughout the day but has never suffered with allergy problems in the past . He recently went through a very stressful situation where he cold turkey quit using meth and fighting a meth addiction he also has used male testosterone over the counter pills and he just started chewing tobacco? I am just seeking every avenue I can at trying to seek some anwsers to his ailment. His skin on penis drove him to emergency room where they used a wrap and antibiotic ointment on the burn? It did heal however he just got sick 4 days ago with the same symptoms only this time the insides of his cheeks are swollen to the point of needing to take benedryl round the clock and he is full blown sick like fevering and very ill?
Wed, 8 Jun 2016
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Hello,

I can understand your concern. Your boyfriend has been surrounded by chemicals for his job and is consuming harmful substances like tobacco. In addition, he might be in the withdrawal symptoms phase for his addiction of drugs. Any of these substances or situation can cause to develop swelling in the cheek along with inflamed eyes, though exposure to chemicals would be the more possible cause.

I would advise your friend to take protections while doing his job to have minimum or no direct exposure to the chemicals. In addition, he can start taking antihistamines such as Levocetrizine 5 mg (Levocet) or Loratidine 10 mg (Lorfast) once a day for 5 days. If it would be an allergic reaction, this medicine will help.

In addition, for the burning sensation in the cheek, he can apply local Benzocaine gel (Mucopain) topically over the area 3-4 times a day expecially before meals.

If the condition worsens, it is advisable to visit a physician and go for blood test to determine complete blood count in order to diagnose possible ailment and start treatment.

I hope this information helps you. Thank you for choosing HCM. I wish your friend feels better soon.

Best,
Dr. Viraj Shah
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What Causes Swelling On Inner Cheeks Along With Inflammation In Eyes?

Hello, I can understand your concern. Your boyfriend has been surrounded by chemicals for his job and is consuming harmful substances like tobacco. In addition, he might be in the withdrawal symptoms phase for his addiction of drugs. Any of these substances or situation can cause to develop swelling in the cheek along with inflamed eyes, though exposure to chemicals would be the more possible cause. I would advise your friend to take protections while doing his job to have minimum or no direct exposure to the chemicals. In addition, he can start taking antihistamines such as Levocetrizine 5 mg (Levocet) or Loratidine 10 mg (Lorfast) once a day for 5 days. If it would be an allergic reaction, this medicine will help. In addition, for the burning sensation in the cheek, he can apply local Benzocaine gel (Mucopain) topically over the area 3-4 times a day expecially before meals. If the condition worsens, it is advisable to visit a physician and go for blood test to determine complete blood count in order to diagnose possible ailment and start treatment. I hope this information helps you. Thank you for choosing HCM. I wish your friend feels better soon. Best, Dr. Viraj Shah