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Urticaria from Crying
Hello, this is IB signed under my boyfriend Michael's screen name. Either way, I have a condition that the doctors taht I have been to don't know what to do about. I have SEVERE urticaria with angioedema when I cry. When I say severe, I mean serious facial distortion in both eyes. It is especially bad when I have very emotional cry. I was hoping to post pics of my eyes on here for a doctor to see. It makes no sense but I have no idea what I'm allergic to.
Recently, I've found that if I catch it while I feel my face tightening that I can take a hot shower and run it all over my face and taht will prevent swelling. If I'm too, ice for a few days almost a week before it goes all the way down. Please help!
Recently, I've found that if I catch it while I feel my face tightening that I can take a hot shower and run it all over my face and taht will prevent swelling. If I'm too, ice for a few days almost a week before it goes all the way down. Please help!
I looked it up and those faces don't look like mine, but I will still look for a cornea specialist of some sort thanks again.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Your problem sounds like a rare condition called "Blepharochalasis". This is from emedicine:
Blepharochalasis syndrome is separate and distinct from dermatochalasis and is a rare disorder that typically affects the upper eyelids. It is characterized by intermittent eyelid edema, which frequently recurs. This results in relaxation of the eyelid tissue and resultant atrophy. In approximately 50% of patients, it is unilateral.
This syndrome can be separated into early and late phases. The early phase is divided further into hypertrophic and atrophic forms. The cause is probably a localized form of angioedema. Sequelae include conjunctival edema and injection, entropion, ectropion, steatoblepharon, ptosis, and excessively thin skin. Blepharochalasis rarely can be associated with agenesis of the kidney, vertebral abnormalities, and congenital heart defects.
Read the entire article: http://www.emedicine.com/OPH/topic209.htm
I would suggest you see a Eye MD that specializes in cornea/external disease/allergy. Take in those photographs. Tell them you think you may have "blepharochalasis". You may need to go to the department of ophthalmology at a nearby medical school to get a full work up that may require you to see other types of specialists.
Also go to Google IMAGES and type in blepharochalasis" and look at the pictures and not how may of them look like your problem.
JCH MD
Blepharochalasis syndrome is separate and distinct from dermatochalasis and is a rare disorder that typically affects the upper eyelids. It is characterized by intermittent eyelid edema, which frequently recurs. This results in relaxation of the eyelid tissue and resultant atrophy. In approximately 50% of patients, it is unilateral.
This syndrome can be separated into early and late phases. The early phase is divided further into hypertrophic and atrophic forms. The cause is probably a localized form of angioedema. Sequelae include conjunctival edema and injection, entropion, ectropion, steatoblepharon, ptosis, and excessively thin skin. Blepharochalasis rarely can be associated with agenesis of the kidney, vertebral abnormalities, and congenital heart defects.
Read the entire article: http://www.emedicine.com/OPH/topic209.htm
I would suggest you see a Eye MD that specializes in cornea/external disease/allergy. Take in those photographs. Tell them you think you may have "blepharochalasis". You may need to go to the department of ophthalmology at a nearby medical school to get a full work up that may require you to see other types of specialists.
Also go to Google IMAGES and type in blepharochalasis" and look at the pictures and not how may of them look like your problem.
JCH MD
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