Causes of swollen lips in children

Why does my baby’s lips suddenly swell? I don’t know if your baby has ever experienced this symptom. He was healthy and everything was normal the night before, but when he woke up the next day, his lips suddenly became severely swollen. When you encounter this situation, don't panic. First take a look and understand the cause of your child's swollen lips, and then prescribe the right medicine.

Most doctors consider this condition to be angioedema. Edema is a localized edema that occurs in the subcutaneous loose tissue or mucous membrane. It is a temporary, localized, painless subcutaneous and submucosal edema that often occurs on the upper lip. It can be divided into two types: acquired and hereditary. Common causes include:

1. Food

It mainly includes animal protein (such as fish, shrimp, crab, shellfish, meat, milk and eggs, etc.), plant food (such as apples, strawberries, cocoa, tomatoes and garlic, etc.) and certain food seasonings and additives.

2. Medication

Common ones include penicillin, serum preparations, various vaccines, furazolidone and sulfonamides, etc.), and some drugs can be histamine releasers (such as aspirin, morphine, codeine, quinine, iodide, atropine, pilocarpine, poppycorene and polymyxin B, etc.).

3. Infection

Various viral infections, bacterial infections and parasitic infections.

4. Physical factors

Various physical factors (such as cold, heat, sunlight, friction and pressure) can cause illness in some patients.

5. Animal and plant factors

Animal fur, insect toxins, snake venom, jellyfish toxins and pollen, etc.

After understanding the causes of swollen lips in children. You can choose different treatments according to different causes. If you are worried that you cannot judge, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible and do not delay your baby's treatment. Children's bodies are relatively fragile and we cannot afford to waste even a moment. The slightest carelessness may have an impact on their future life and work.