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What Does Swelling In The Tongue Indicate?

My daughter was intubated in May for 3 days due to a swollen tongue that would not go down even with epi, Benadryl and solumedrol. She had an Orencia infusion for arthritis 3 days prior. Since then she gets a swollen tongue once or twice a week. She was tested for HAE which was negative and the C1 inhibitor they tried during an episode didn t work. She stayed on the Orencia until just recently because her immunologist felt it was unrelated. We have found that Advil works. The tongue swelling is random- sometimes she wakes up with it and sometimes it starts during the day or evening.
Mon, 23 Jul 2018
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1. if it is related to type of allergen please avoid it

2. type of complement deficiency causes these symptoms and is called angioedema and if it is occurring regularly then please see a immunologist who will be helpful for further avoiding or decreasing the intensity of the episodes if any thanking you; for the opportunity.



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What Does Swelling In The Tongue Indicate?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. 1. if it is related to type of allergen please avoid it 2. type of complement deficiency causes these symptoms and is called angioedema and if it is occurring regularly then please see a immunologist who will be helpful for further avoiding or decreasing the intensity of the episodes if any thanking you; for the opportunity. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.