What causes swollen tongue and itchy lumps on the feet?
Patient: My tongue swells I get large patches of hives and itchy lumps in my feet. My allergist put me on cetirizine and my symptoms have lessened but not completely. I haven t had to use my epi pen. What could be causing this? I had read something about an autoimmune disorder but I forget what it was. Doctor: Hello,Thank you for asking at HCM.I went through your history and would like to make suggestions for you as follows:1. From your symptoms, I would think of urticaria with angioedema.2. Common causes are allergies, infections, drugs (mainly analgesics & antibiotics)sometimes autoimmune and sometimes cause may not be found. Also some physical factors like exercise, sunlight exposure, cold/heat exposure, water exposure, pressure etc can also trigger these symptoms.3. If the trigger is known, avoidance of the trigger is the best option.4. For symptom relief, an antihistamine like cetirizine or hydroxyzine can be used. It may take 3-7 days for complete resolution of symptoms.5. The autoimmune disorder you read may be "autoimmune urticaria".Hope above suggestions and information will be helpful to you.Should you have any further query, please feel free to ask at HCM.Wish you the best of the health.Thank you & Regards.