Puffy eyelid/under-eye swelling

Hey everyone,

Does anyone have any clues about what might cause a tiny little bump like this to pop up under my eye?
As far as I know, I don't have any food allergies.
This is actually the second time this has happened; the first time was about two weeks ago, and it showed up right under my other eye.
It usually clears itself up within maybe 2 or 3 days.

To give you some more context, I've been dealing with some liver issues for about three months now—elevated enzymes and bilirubin—plus I had this weird, unexplained inflammation and pain right under my liver area. I went in for a colonoscopy, but everything looked totally fine down there. They did find a Campylobacter infection, though, so I’ve already finished a round of antibiotics.

I've attached a photo!

Thanks!

PS. Just to add, I’m running a bit of a low-grade fever right now, around 99°F. I think I felt this same way back when the first bump appeared on the other eye.

I recall reading somewhere that when your immune system takes a massive hit, it can trigger a shingles outbreak. Given this low-grade fever and the way my liver's been acting lately, I wouldn't rule it out.

Angela Wright said:Hmm, I think I read somewhere that if your immune system takes a massive hit, you can actually reactivate the chickenpox virus. Given the low-grade fever and how my liver’s been acting, maybe that's what this is.

🙂 I went through this exact same thing a few years back, and honestly, I didn't even think twice about it... besides thinking things felt a little weird. It just cleared up on its own, and I actually thought a mosquito had bitten me lol. But yeah, it looked just like this, and it happened a couple more times too.

Angela Wright said:Hmm, I think I read somewhere that if your immune system takes a massive hit, the chickenpox virus can actually reactivate. Given that I've got this low-grade fever and some liver issues going on, it’s definitely a possibility.

That is such a great heads-up! Just what I needed to hear right now. 😎
Unfortunately, that sounds like a very real possibility. Since I'm already dealing with some liver stuff, it makes total sense that my immune system would be struggling.
As for how worried I should be? Honestly, who knows! I have an appointment with my gastroenterologist this Monday, so I'll definitely bring this up and see what they think.

Anyway, thanks so much for the info!