Upper lip hypertrophy

Introduction Upper lip hypertrophy: Neuroedema is a temporary, localized, painless subcutaneous or submucosal edema. The most common lip of the edema is the upper lip hypertrophy.

Cause

The cause is mainly caused by type I allergic reactions caused by foreign proteins or drugs.

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1 occurs in the loose connective tissue around the lips, the upper lip is more than the lower lip.

2 The swelling develops rapidly. A boat is obvious in more than 10 minutes. The edema area is bright and flush, with no pain and swelling, burning and itching. The swelling lasts for a few hours or 1-2 days.

3 edema is most common in the upper lip, which is characterized by hypertrophy of the upper lip, or limited to the upper lip-nose region. If the tongue or sputum occurs, it may cause temporary language, eating and other obstacles. Severe edema can spread to the bottom of the mouth and throat, causing respiratory problems.

Differential diagnosis

Thinning of the upper lip: Patients with diffuse scleroderma have a lack of expression on the face when they are admitted to the hospital, and the upper lip is thin but still closed.

Rabbit lip: refers to the upper lip has a crack, is a kind of congenital malformation. Cleft lip is the most common congenital malformation in the oral and maxillofacial region, often associated with cleft palate. Normal fetuses begin to fuse with some embryonic processes to form a face after the fifth week. If they fail to develop normally, they can deform, including cleft lip.

Eyelid relaxation and upper lip thickening: characterized by loose eyelids and progressive thickening of the upper lip, it is called eyelid relaxation-upper lip hypertrophy syndrome, and some patients have goiter, also known as eye-mouth-thyroid syndrome.

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