Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of facial swelling.
Family history
- What is the general health of your family members?
- Are there any diseases in your family that are common?
Social history
- What is your profession?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- How long has the swelling been present?
- Is the swelling unilateral or bilateral?
- Did it develop acutely or more slowly?
- Have you noticed that the swelling gets bigger after eating?
- Do you also have redness of the skin
- Do you have pain in your face?
- Do you have pain when tapping your teeth?
- Have you noticed any other symptoms such as fever?
- Have you noticed any discharge from the nose? What color is the discharge?
Vegetative anamnesis including nutritional anamnesis.
- Have you lost body weight unintentionally in the recent past? If so, how many kilograms in what time?
- Do you drink other or more caffeinated beverages? If so, how much of each?
- Do you smoke? If yes, how many cigarettes, cigars or pipes per day?
- Do you drink alcohol more often? If yes, what drink(s) and how many glasses of it per day?
- Do you use drugs? If yes, which drugs and how often per day or per week?
Self history incl. medication history.
- Pre-existing conditions (heart disease; infectious diseases; kidney disease; thyroid dysfunction; dental disease).
- Surgeries
- Radiotherapy
- Vaccination status
- Allergies
- Environmental history
- Medication history
