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Throat swelling

Throat swelling: Introduction

Throat swelling: Swelling of the mucus membrane lining of the throat - usually due to an allergic response. See detailed information below for a list of 200 causes of Throat swelling, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Throat swelling:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Throat swelling. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Adenoiditis
• Epstein-Barr virus
• Sore throat
• Common flu
• more causes...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing and Throat swelling

Home medical tests possibly related to Throat swelling:

• Lung & Respiratory Health Tests:
  • Asthma-Related Home Test Kits
  • Home Lung Function Test Kits
• more home tests...»

Causes of Types of Throat swelling:

Review the causes of these more specific types of Throat swelling:

• Enlarged adenoids (7 causes)
• more types...»

See full list of 1 types for Throat swelling

Throat swelling: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Throat swelling, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Throat swelling and Throat symptoms (195 causes)
• Throat swelling and Mouth symptoms (193 causes)
• Throat swelling and Head symptoms (191 causes)
• Throat swelling and Respiratory symptoms (189 causes)
• Throat swelling and Nerve symptoms (188 causes)
• Throat swelling and Pain (188 causes)
• Throat swelling and Face symptoms (187 causes)
• Throat swelling and Sensory symptoms (187 causes)
• Throat swelling and Breath symptoms (187 causes)
• Throat swelling and Breathing difficulties (185 causes)
• Throat swelling and Lung symptoms (185 causes)
• Throat swelling and Abdominal symptoms (184 causes)
• Throat swelling and Digestive symptoms (184 causes)
• Throat swelling and Vomiting (183 causes)
• Throat swelling and Esophagus symptoms (182 causes)
• Throat swelling and Nausea (182 causes)
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Throat swelling Treatments

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Medications or substances causing Throat swelling:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Throat swelling as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Fluvastatin
• Atorvastatin
• Cerivastatin
• Lipobay
• more causes...»

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Throat swelling: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Throat swelling may include these symptoms:

• Throat symptoms
• Mouth symptoms
• Head symptoms
• Respiratory symptoms
• Nerve symptoms
• Pain
• more associated symptoms...»

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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

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• Respiratory symptoms (5166 causes)
• Mouth symptoms (6864 causes)
• Breathing symptoms (3381 causes)
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• Head symptoms (10192 causes)
• Face symptoms (8109 causes)
• more symptoms...»

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Throat swelling: Deaths

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Misdiagnosis and Throat swelling

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Throat swelling: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

• Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists:
  • Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat)
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology (Child Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist)
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
  • Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck
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  • Pediatric Pulmonology (Child Lung Health)
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Hospitals & Clinics: Throat swelling

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Throat swelling: Related Rare Diseases

Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders -- Rare Types:
  • Asthma -- Rare Types
  • Allergies -- Rare Types
  • COPD -- Rare Types
  • Emphysema -- Rare Types
  • Chronic Bronchitis -- Rare Types
  • Lung Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Sinusitis -- Rare Types
  • Cystic Fibrosis -- Rare Types
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Throat swelling: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders that may be Undiagnosed:
  • Asthma -- Undiagnosed
  • Allergies -- Undiagnosed
  • COPD -- Undiagnosed
  • Emphysema -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Bronchitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Lung Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Sinusitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Cystic Fibrosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Detailed list of causes of Throat swelling

The list below shows some of the causes of Throat swelling mentioned in various sources:

• Adam and Eve poisoning - throat swelling
• Adenoiditis
• Allergenic cross-reactivity - throat swelling
• Anaphylaxis - throat swelling
• Antihypertensive drug allergy - throat swelling
• Box Jellyfish poisoning - throat swelling
• more causes...»

See full list of 200 causes of Throat swelling

How Common are these Causes of Throat swelling?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Throat swelling. Of the 200 causes of Throat swelling that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 1 causes are "very common" diseases
• 1 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 198 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 200 causes of Throat swelling

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Throat swelling:

The following list of conditions have 'Throat swelling' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

Select from the following alphabetical view of conditions which include a symptom of Throat swelling or choose View All.

A

• Adam and Eve poisoning ... throat swelling
• Allergenic cross-reactivity ... throat swelling
• Anaphylaxis ... throat swelling
• Antihypertensive drug allergy ... throat swelling

B

• Box Jellyfish poisoning ... throat swelling

C

• C1esterase deficiency ... throat swelling
• Caffeine Allergy ... throat swelling
• Calla lily poisoning ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Acrylic acid ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Asphalt ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Automatic dishwashing detergent ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Calcium hypochlorite ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Chlorine ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Clinitest tablet ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Cloth Dyes ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Cuticle remover ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Drain Cleaners ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Drainpipe Cleaners ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Dye remover ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Emulsion paints ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Furniture polish ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Jewelry cleaner ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Lacquer ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Lighter fluid ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Metal cleaner ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Metal polish ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Mould remover ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Nitric Acid ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Oven Cleaners ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Pool Cleaners ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Tar remover ... throat swelling
• Chemical poisoning -- Window cleaner ... throat swelling
• Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders ... throat swelling

D

• Drug Allergies ... throat swelling

F

• Food Additive Allergy ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- amaranth ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- Annatto ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- antioxidants ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- benzoate ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- BHA antioxidants ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- BHT antioxidants ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- carageenan gum ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- Carmine ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- erythrosine ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- guar gum ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- gum ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- gum acacia ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- gum tragacanth ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- lecithin ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- locust bean gum ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- quinoline yellow ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- saffron ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- salicytes ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- sulphite ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- sulphite derivative ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- sunset yellow ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- tartrazine ... throat swelling
• Food Additive Allergy -- xanthan gum ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- abalone ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- almond ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- aniseed ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- apple ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- apricot ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- avocado ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- banana ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- barley ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- bean ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- beef ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- beer ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- bell pepper ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- brazil nut ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- buckwheat ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- cabbage ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- carp ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- carrot ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- cashew ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- castor bean ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- celery ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- chamomile tea ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- cherry ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- chestnut ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- chick pea ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- chicken meat ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- cinnamon ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- coconut ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- codfish ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- Coriander ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- crab ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- crayfish ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- cumin ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- date palm ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- duck meat ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- fennel ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- fish ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- frog ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- fruit ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- garbanzo (legume) ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- garlic ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- goose meat ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- hazelnut ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- hops ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- kidney bean ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- kiwi fruit ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- lamb ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- lentil ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- lettuce ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- lima bean ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- Linden tea ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- lobster ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- lychee ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- mackerel ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- mango ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- meat ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- melon ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- milk ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- mollusk ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- MSG ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- mussel ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- mustard leaf ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- oat ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- olive ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- oranges ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- papaya ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- paprika ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- parsley ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- pea ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- peach ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- peanuts ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- pear ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- pecan ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- pine nut ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- pineapple ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- plantain ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- plum ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- pomegranates ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- pork ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- potato ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- pumpkin ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- Quorn ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- red meat ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- rice ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- rye ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- salmon ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- scallop ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- sesame ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- shellfish ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- shrimp ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- snail ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- soy ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- soybean ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- spices ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- strawberry ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- sulfite ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- sunflower seeds ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- thyme ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- tomato ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- tree nuts ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- tuna ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- turnip ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- turtle ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- vegetable oil ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- walnuts ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- watermelon ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- wheat ... throat swelling
• Food Allergy -- zucchini ... throat swelling

I

• IgE mediated gastrointestinal food allergy ... throat swelling
• Insect bite allergy ... throat swelling
• Insect sting allergy ... throat swelling

J

• Jack-in-the-pulpit poisoning ... throat swelling

L

• Local anaesthetic allergy ... throat swelling

M

• Morphine allergy ... throat swelling

N

• Nephthytis poisoning ... throat swelling
• Non-Food Allergy -- Africanized honeybee ... throat swelling
• Non-Food Allergy -- Ant ... throat swelling
• Non-Food Allergy -- Black fire ant ... throat swelling
• Non-Food Allergy -- Bumblebee ... throat swelling
• Non-Food Allergy -- honey bee ... throat swelling
• Non-Food Allergy -- Hornet ... throat swelling
• Non-Food Allergy -- Red fire ant ... throat swelling
• Non-Food Allergy -- scorpion ... throat swelling
• Non-Food Allergy -- Tropical fire ant ... throat swelling
• Non-Food Allergy -- wasp ... throat swelling
• Non-Food Allergy -- Yellow jacket Wasp ... throat swelling
• Novacaine drug allergy ... throat swelling

P

• Penicillin allergy ... throat swelling
• Plant poisoning -- dumbcane (Dieffenbachia sp.) ... throat swelling
• Plant poisoning -- elephant's ear (Colocasia sp.) ... throat swelling
• Plant poisoning -- Philodendron (Philodendron sp.) ... throat swelling
• Pollen food allergy syndrome ... throat swelling

R

• Respiratory Hypersensitivity ... throat swelling

S

• Seafood allergy ... throat swelling
• Spice allergy ... throat swelling
• Sulfa antibiotics allergy ... throat swelling

T

• Thymus Dysfunction ... throat swelling

U

• Underactive Thymus ... throat swelling

Conditions listing medical complications: Throat swelling:

The following list of medical conditions have Throat swelling or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

C

• Chemical poisoning -- Acetic Anhydride ... throat swelling

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Classifications of Throat swelling:

Subtypes of Throat swelling:

Enlarged adenoids (7 causes)

Medical Conditions associated with Throat swelling:

Throat symptoms (3410 causes), Respiratory symptoms (5166 causes), Mouth symptoms (6864 causes), Breathing symptoms (3381 causes), Breath symptoms (3023 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes), Face symptoms (8109 causes)

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