If you have allergies, you may notice that your eyes or lips may become puffy or swollen. This is a condition called angioedema. Angioedema is swelling in the deep layers of your skin and mucous membranes. It's like hives, which it often occurs with. But angioedema doesn't cause your skin to itch. Hives cause itching. The swelling you have with angioedema is caused by leaky blood vessels. Part of your blood, called plasma, leaks into the tissue under your skin and mucus membranes. This causes these tissues to swell.
Anaphylaxis is a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. Common causes of anaphylaxis are allergies to penicillin, bee stings, aspirin, eggs, peanuts, and nuts. In this video, you'll find out other possible causes, what preventive steps you can take to avoid anaphylaxis, and why emergency treatment is needed.
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