Common causes of Swollen tongue

Causes of Swollen tongue that are very common

The following causes of Swollen tongue are diseases or medical conditions that affect more than 10 million people in the USA:

• Hives - tongue swelling

Causes of Swollen tongue that are common

The following causes of Swollen tongue are diseases or conditions that affect more than 1 million people in the USA:

• Carcinoma
• Penicillin allergy - tongue swelling

Causes of Swollen tongue that are uncommon

The following causes of Swollen tongue are diseases or conditions that affect more than 200,000 people, but less than 1 million people in the USA:

• Down Syndrome - enlarged tongue
• Mongolism

Causes of Swollen tongue that are very rare

The following causes of Swollen tongue appear in the population at a rate of substantially less than 200,000 people per year in the USA:

• Acromegaly - enlarged tongue
• Amyloidosis - enlarged tongue
• Congenital hypothyroidism - Macroglossia
• Oral cancer - lump on tongue

Causes of Swollen tongue without any prevalence information

The following causes of Swollen tongue are ones for which we do not have any prevalence information.

• Acromegaly - enlarged tongue
• Actinomycosis
• Adam and Eve poisoning - tongue swelling
• Allergenic cross-reactivity - tongue swelling
• Allergic reaction
• Amyloidosis AL - enlarged tongue
• Amyloidosis, inflammatory - swollen tongue
• Anaphylaxis
• Anemia, hypochromic microcytic - swollen tongue
• Angelman syndrome - tongue protrusion
• Angioedema - swollen tongue
• Antihypertensive drug allergy - tongue swelling
• Asiatic porpoise poisoning - swollen tongue
• Athyrotic hypothyroidism sequence - enlarged tongue
• Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome - enlarged tongue
• Breathing-related sleep disorder - macroglossia
• C1esterase deficiency - tongue swelling
• Caffeine Allergy - tongue swelling
• Caladium poisoning - tongue swelling
• Calculus in sublingual salivary gland
• Calla lily poisoning - tongue swelling
• Calla poisoning - tongue swelling
• Century Plant poisoning - tongue swelling
• Chromosome 4, trisomy 4p - enlarged tongue
• Congenital hypothyroidism - Macroglossia
• Cretinism
• Cretinism athyreotic - enlarged tongue
• Dieffenbachia poisoning - tongue swelling
• Drug Allergies - tongue swelling
• Epithelioma
• Erythema multiforme
• Exercise induced anaphylaxis - tongue swelling
• Food Additive Allergy - tongue swelling
• Food Additive Allergy - amaranth - tongue swelling
• Food Additive Allergy - Annatto - tongue swelling
• Food Additive Allergy - benzoate - tongue swelling
• Food Additive Allergy - carageenan gum - tongue swelling
• Food Additive Allergy - Carmine - tongue swelling
• Food Additive Allergy - erythrosine - tongue swelling
• Food Additive Allergy - guar gum - tongue swelling
• Food Additive Allergy - gum - tongue swelling
• Food Additive Allergy - gum acacia - tongue swelling
• Food Additive Allergy - gum tragacanth - tongue swelling
• Food Additive Allergy - lecithin - tongue swelling
• Food Additive Allergy - locust bean gum - tongue swelling
• Food Additive Allergy - quinoline yellow - tongue swelling
• Food Additive Allergy - saffron - tongue swelling
• Food Additive Allergy - salicytes - tongue swelling
• Food Additive Allergy - sulphite - tongue swelling
• Food Additive Allergy - sulphite derivative - tongue swelling
• Food Additive Allergy - sunset yellow - tongue swelling
• Food Additive Allergy - tartrazine - tongue swelling
• Food Additive Allergy - xanthan gum - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - abalone - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - almond - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - aniseed - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - apple - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - apricot - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - avocado - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - banana - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - barley - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - bean - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - beef - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - beer - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - bell pepper - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - brazil nut - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - buckwheat - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - cabbage - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - carp - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - carrot - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - cashew - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - castor bean - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - celery - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - chamomile tea - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - cherry - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - chestnut - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - chick pea - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - chicken meat - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - cinnamon - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - coconut - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - codfish - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - Coriander - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - crab - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - crayfish - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - cumin - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - date palm - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - duck meat - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - fennel - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - fish - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - frog - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - fruit - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - garbanzo (legume) - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - garlic - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - goose meat - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - hazelnut - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - hops - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - kidney bean - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - kiwi fruit - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - lamb - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - lentil - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - lettuce - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - lima bean - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - Linden tea - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - lobster - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - lychee - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - mackerel - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - mango - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - meat - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - melon - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - milk - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - mollusk - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - MSG - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - mussel - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - mustard leaf - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - oat - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - olive - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - oranges - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - papaya - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - paprika - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - parsley - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - pea - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - peach - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - peanuts - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - pear - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - pecan - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - pine nut - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - pineapple - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - plantain - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - plum - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - pomegranates - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - pork - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - potato - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - pumpkin - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - Quorn - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - red meat - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - rice - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - rye - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - salmon - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - scallop - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - sesame - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - shellfish - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - shrimp - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - snail - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - soy - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - soybean - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - spices - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - strawberry - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - sulfite - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - sunflower seeds - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - thyme - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - tomato - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - tree nuts - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - tuna - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - turnip - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - turtle - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - vegetable oil - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - walnuts - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - watermelon - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - wheat - tongue swelling
• Food Allergy - zucchini - tongue swelling
• Fucosidosis type 1 - enlarged tongue
• Fucosidosis type II - enlarged tongue
• Glossitis - swollen tongue
• Glycogen storage disease type 2 - enlarged tongue
• Glycogenosis type 2 - enlarged tongue
• Golden club poisoning - tongue swelling
• Green dragon poisoning - tongue swelling
• Gumma
• Hemangioma
• Herbal Agent adverse reaction - Rue - swollen tongue
• Herbal Agent overdose - Feverfew - swollen tongue
• Herpes stomatitis - tongue swelling
• Hives - tongue swelling
• Hunter glossitis - swollen tongue
• Hypothyroidism
• IgE mediated gastrointestinal food allergy - tongue swelling
• Immunoglobulinic amyloidosis - enlarged tongue
• Insect bite allergy - tongue swelling
• Insect sting allergy - tongue swelling
• Irritation due to dental plate
• Irritation due to tooth decay
• Italian arum poisoning - tongue swelling
• Jack-in-the-pulpit poisoning - tongue swelling
• Kocher-Debre-Semelaigne syndrome - enlarged tongue
• Leukoplakia
• Lipoma
• Local anaesthetic allergy - tongue swelling
• Lubarsch-Pick syndrome - enlarged tongue
• Lymphangioma
• Macroglossia
• Mannosidosis, alpha B lysosomal - enlarged tongue
• Meige syndrome - tongue protrusion
• Mental retardation, X-linked with brachydactyly and macroglossia - enlarged tongue
• Morphine allergy - tongue swelling
• Mucopolysaccharidoses - Macroglossia
• Mucopolysaccharidosis II - enlarged tongue
• Mucopolysaccharidosis type 2 Hunter syndrome- mild form - enlarged tongue
• Mucopolysaccharidosis VI - Macroglossia
• Myxoedema
• Nephthytis poisoning - tongue swelling
• Non-Food Allergy - Africanized honeybee - tongue swelling
• Non-Food Allergy - Ant - tongue swelling
• Non-Food Allergy - Black fire ant - tongue swelling
• Non-Food Allergy - Bumblebee - tongue swelling
• Non-Food Allergy - honey bee - tongue swelling
• Non-Food Allergy - Hornet - tongue swelling
• Non-Food Allergy - Red fire ant - tongue swelling
• Non-Food Allergy - scorpion - tongue swelling
• Non-Food Allergy - Tropical fire ant - tongue swelling
• Non-Food Allergy - wasp - tongue swelling
• Non-Food Allergy - Yellow jacket Wasp - tongue swelling
• Novacaine drug allergy - tongue swelling
• Pemphigus
• Pituitary gland over-secretion
• Plant poisoning - Calcium oxalate crystals - tongue swelling
• Plant poisoning - dumbcane (Dieffenbachia sp.) - swollen tongue
• Plant poisoning - elephant's ear (Colocasia sp.) - swollen tongue
• Plant poisoning - Philodendron (Philodendron sp.) - swollen tongue
• Pollen food allergy syndrome - tongue swelling
• Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma - lump on tongue
• Primary amyloidosis
• Ranula
• Sarcoma
• Seafood allergy - tongue swelling
• Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome - enlarged tongue
• Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome, type 1 (SGBS1) - enlarged tongue
• Sulfa antibiotics allergy - tongue swelling
• Suprahyoid cyst
• Tardive Dyskinesia - tongue protrusion
• Tongue conditions
• Tongue infection
• Triploid syndrome - enlarged tongue
• Tuberculous infiltration
• Tumor
• Urticaria - Tongue swelling
• Variola
• Wiedemann Opitz syndrome - Macroglossia
• Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome - enlarged tongue
• X-linked mental retardation craniofacial abnormal microcepahly club - Macroglossia
• Young Simpson syndrome - Macroglossia
• Zadik Barak Levin syndrome - Macroglossia

All Causes of Swollen tongue

The full list of all possible causes for Swollen tongue described in various sources is as follows:

• Acromegaly - enlarged tongue
• Actinomycosis
• Adam and Eve poisoning - tongue swelling
• Allergenic cross-reactivity - tongue swelling
• Allergic reaction

See full list of possible disease causes of Swollen tongue

Drug side effect causes of Swollen tongue

• Isocover
• Fluvastatin
• Atorvastatin
• Cerivastatin
• Lipobay

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