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Swolen Left side of face

My 17 yr old woke up with the left side of his face swolen and feels nauseous.  What do you think it is?
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could be a nasty bug bite or sting, and sign of that?  it would be save to go to the ER just in case
good luck
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Sweeling of the face is typically called angiodema.  What it is is less important than what caused it.  He needs to be seen by a doctor ASAP - like this morning.  Most of the time it is rather benign cause, but don't take any risks.

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