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Does antibiotics cause puffy lower eye lids?
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Depends: What kind of antibiotics systemic pills or eye drops? It could be allergic reaction. Allergy can cause swelling. Thyroid disease, salt and heart disease can cause lid swelling too.
Answered 9/29/2017
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