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Common causes of Face swelling
Introduction:
This information shows the various causes of Face swelling, and how common these diseases or conditions are in the general population. This is not a direct indication as to how commonly these diseases are the actual cause of Face swelling, but gives a relative idea as to how frequent these diseases are seen overall.
Causes of Face swelling that are very common
The following causes of Face swelling are diseases or medical conditions that affect more than 10 million people in the USA:
- Dental caries
- Hives - swollen face
- Obesity
- Rosacea - swollen face blood vessels (telangiectasia)
- Sinus infection
- Sinusitis
Causes of Face swelling that are common
The following causes of Face swelling are diseases or conditions that affect more than 1 million people in the USA:
- Bulimia nervosa - cheek swelling
- Edema
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - facial swelling
- Penicillin allergy - facial swelling
- Sebaceous cyst
- Sjogren's Syndrome - one-sided swollen parotid salivary gland
Causes of Face swelling that are uncommon
The following causes of Face swelling are diseases or conditions that affect more than 200,000 people, but less than 1 million people in the USA:
- Face fracture - Facial swelling
Causes of Face swelling that are very rare
The following causes of Face swelling appear in the population at a rate of substantially less than 200,000 people per year in the USA:
- Acromegaly
- Anthrax
- Cushing's syndrome
- Dermatomyositis
- Lung cancer - swollen face
- Mumps
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever - face swelling
- Trichinosis
Causes of Face swelling without any prevalence information
The following causes of Face swelling are ones for which we do not have any prevalence information.
- swollen cheek
- swollen parotid glands
- Acromegaly
- Allergic reaction
- Alveolar abscess
- Anaphylaxis - swollen face
- Angioedema - swollen face
- Angioneurotic edema
- Antihypertensive drug allergy - facial swelling
- Atrial myxoma, familial - puffy face
- Boils
- Bright's Disease - facial edema
- Bronchial neoplasm
- C1 inhibitor deficiency
- Caffeine Allergy - facial swelling
- Carbuncle
- Cardiac oedema
- Carotico-cavernous fistula
- Cavernous sinus thrombosis
- Chagas disease - Facial swelling
- Chromosome 22 trisomy mosaic - facial swelling
- Cushing's syndrome
- Dental abscess - swollen cheek
- Dental caries
- Dental infection
- Dermoid cyst
- Drug Allergies - facial swelling
- Drug allergy
- Dry socket - facial swelling
- Eczema vaccinatum - facial swelling
- Edema
- Endomyocardial fibrosis - facial edema
- Epidermoid carcinoma - facial swelling
- Erysipelas
- Esthesioneuroblastoma - facial swelling
- Exercise induced anaphylaxis - facial swelling
- Eye swelling
- Facial burn
- Facial fracture - facial swelling
- Facial trauma
- Familial hypopituitarism - puffy face
- Fascioliasis - facial swelling
- Fibroma
- Fibrosing Mediastinitis idiopathic - facial edema
- Food Additive Allergy - facial swelling
- Food Additive Allergy - amaranth - facial swelling
- Food Additive Allergy - Annatto - facial swelling
- Food Additive Allergy - benzoate - facial swelling
- Food Additive Allergy - carageenan gum - facial swelling
- Food Additive Allergy - Carmine - facial swelling
- Food Additive Allergy - erythrosine - facial swelling
- Food Additive Allergy - guar gum - facial swelling
- Food Additive Allergy - gum - facial swelling
- Food Additive Allergy - gum acacia - facial swelling
- Food Additive Allergy - gum tragacanth - facial swelling
- Food Additive Allergy - lecithin - facial swelling
- Food Additive Allergy - locust bean gum - facial swelling
- Food Additive Allergy - quinoline yellow - facial swelling
- Food Additive Allergy - saffron - facial swelling
- Food Additive Allergy - salicytes - facial swelling
- Food Additive Allergy - sulphite - facial swelling
- Food Additive Allergy - sulphite derivative - facial swelling
- Food Additive Allergy - sunset yellow - facial swelling
- Food Additive Allergy - tartrazine - facial swelling
- Food Additive Allergy - xanthan gum - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - abalone - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - almond - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - aniseed - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - apple - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - apricot - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - avocado - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - banana - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - barley - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - bean - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - beer - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - bell pepper - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - brazil nut - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - cabbage - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - carp - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - carrot - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - cashew - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - castor bean - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - celery - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - chamomile tea - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - cherry - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - chestnut - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - chick pea - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - cinnamon - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - coconut - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - codfish - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - Coriander - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - crab - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - crayfish - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - cumin - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - date palm - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - fennel - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - fish - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - frog - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - garbanzo (legume) - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - garlic - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - hazelnut - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - hops - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - kidney bean - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - kiwi fruit - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - lentil - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - lettuce - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - lima bean - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - Linden tea - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - lobster - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - lychee - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - mackerel - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - mango - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - melon - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - milk - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - mollusk - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - MSG - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - mussel - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - mustard leaf - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - oat - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - olive - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - oranges - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - papaya - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - paprika - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - parsley - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - pea - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - peach - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - peanuts - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - pear - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - pecan - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - pine nut - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - pineapple - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - plantain - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - plum - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - pomegranates - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - potato - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - pumpkin - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - Quorn - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - rice - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - rye - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - salmon - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - scallop - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - sesame - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - shellfish - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - shrimp - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - snail - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - soy - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - soybean - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - spices - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - strawberry - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - sulfite - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - sunflower seeds - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - thyme - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - tomato - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - tree nuts - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - tuna - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - turnip - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - turtle - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - vegetable oil - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - walnuts - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - watermelon - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - wheat - facial swelling
- Food Allergy - zucchini - facial swelling
- Fryns-Aftimos syndrome - facial swelling
- Gangliosidosis generalized GM1, type 1 - facial edema
- Glomerulonephritis - puffy face
- GM1 gangliosidosis - facial edema
- Greenhead ant sting - facial swelling
- Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - facial swelling
- Hemangioma
- Hereditary hypothyroidism - Puffy face
- Hives - swollen face
- Hypertension of pregnancy - face swelling
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoalbuminemia
- Hypothyroid goitre - Puffy face
- Hypothyroidism
- Idiopathic edema - facial swelling
- Inch ant sting - facial swelling
- Insect allergy - facial swelling
- Insect bite
- Insect bite allergy
- Insect sting
- Insect sting allergy
- Jack jumper ant sting - facial swelling
- Kawanism - puffy face
- Lassa fever - swollen face
- Lipoma
- Local anaesthetic allergy - facial swelling
- Lung cancer - swollen face
- Lymphomatous thyroiditis - facial swelling
- Mediastinal neoplasm
- Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome - facial swelling
- Membranous nephropathy, idiopathic - facial swelling
- Meningocele
- Mesothelioma, adult malignant - facial swelling
- Mesothelioma, adult malignant - pleural - facial swelling
- Morphine allergy - facial swelling
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Neurofibroma
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - facial swelling
- Novacaine drug allergy - facial swelling
- Obesity
- Ollivier syndrome - facial swelling
- Opisthorchiasis - facial swelling
- Orbital cellulitis
- Perioorbital cellulitis
- Pregnancy toxemia /hypertension - face swelling
- Primary hypothyroidism - Puffy face
- Primary syphilitic sore
- Proteinuria - face swelling
- Pulmonary branches stenosis - swollen face
- Red Imported Fire ant sting - facial swelling
- Riedel syndrome - facial swelling
- Rodent ulcer
- Salivary gland cancer, adult - facial swelling
- Seafood allergy - facial swelling
- Secondary hypothyroidism - Puffy face
- See also causes of eye swelling
- Sinus cancer - Facial swelling
- Sinus infection
- Sinusitis
- Small cell lung cancer, adult - facial swelling
- Subcutaneous emphysema
- Subpulmonary stenosis - swollen face
- Sulfa antibiotics allergy - facial swelling
- Superior vena cava syndrome - face swelling
- SVC thrombosis
- Swollen cheeks
- Swollen parotid glands
- Telangiectasia
- Tertiary hypothyroidism - Puffy face
- Thymic epithelial tumor - facial swelling
- Thymus Cancer - Facial swelling
- Thymus disorders - Facial swelling
- Thyroid agenesis - puffy face
- Tooth abscess - swollen face on one-side
- Urticaria - Facial swelling
- Vaccinia
- Yellow nail syndrome - facial edema
All Causes of Face swelling
The full list of all possible causes for Face swelling described in various sources is as follows:
See full list of possible disease causes of Face swelling
Drug side effect causes of Face swelling
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins may possibly cause Face swelling as a side effect.- Irbesartan
- Avopro
- Karvea
- Sodium Aurothiomalate
- Myocrisin Injection
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