Pregnancy in Patients With Hereditary Angioedema and Normal C1 Inhibitor.

Background: HAE with normal C1 inhibitor (HAE-nC1-INH) has been identified as a bradykinin mediated angioedema. Estrogens are one of the main trigger factors. Pregnancy in HAE with C1 inhibitor deficiency showed variable course, however, few reports are available for HAE-nC1-INH. We evaluated the course of pregnancies in women diagnosed with HAE-nC1-INH. Methods: Women with diagnosis of HAE-nC1-INH according to the following criteria: clinical manifestations similar to HAE-C1-INH, normal biochemical evaluation and family history were included. A questionnaire about pregnancies was applied after consent. Genetic evaluation for known mutations was performed in all patients. Results: A total of 45 pregnancies occurring in 26 HAE-nC1-INH patients were evaluated (7/26 patients with F12 variant). Spontaneous abortion was reported in 8/45 (17.8%) pregnancies. Onset of attacks started before the pregnancy in 18/26 patients; during the pregnancy in 2/26; and after the pregnancy in 6/26. HAE attacks occurred in 24/37 pregnancies (64,7%): during the 1st trimester in 41.7%; 2nd trimester in 12.5%; 3rd trimester in 20.8%; 1st and 3rd trimesters in 4.2% and during the whole pregnancy in 20.8%. Among 15/18 patients who had attacks before pregnancy, symptoms persisted with worsening in 9/15; improvement in 4/15; no change in 1/15, and no response in 1/15. Conclusions: The occurrence of abortion in HAE-nC1-INH was similar to the expected for not affected women. The 1st trimester of the pregnancy was more symptomatic for HAE-nC1-INH women. Considering the strong relevance of estrogens in HAE-nC1-INH, pregnancy could worsen the course of disease.

Vacina COVID-19 em pacientes com urticária ­ Posicionamento do Departamento Científico de Urticária da Associação Brasileira de Alergia e Imunologia (ASBAI) / COVID-19 vaccine in patients with urticaria ­ Position statement of the Scientific Department of Urticaria of the Brazilian Association of Allergy and Immunology (ASBAI)

Com o início do programa de vacinação contra a COVID-19 no Brasil, surgiu uma série de questionamentos relacionados ao uso dos imunizantes em pacientes com doenças imunoalérgicas. Neste documento, o Departamento Científico de Urticária da Associação Brasileira de Alergia e Imunologia (ASBAI) se posiciona revisando as principais dúvidas relacionadas à imunização para COVID-19 em pacientes com urticária.

As the COVID-19 vaccination program started in Brazil, many questions have arisen regarding the use of vaccines in patients with immune-allergic diseases. In this document, the Scientific Department of Urticaria of the Brazilian Association of Allergy and Immunology takes a stand by reviewing the main queries regarding COVID-19 immunization in patients with urticaria.

Urticária e a COVID-19 / Urticaria and COVID-19

A pandemia de COVID-19 afetou drasticamente a vida de todos ao redor do planeta, interferindo também na forma de atuarmos como médicos e especialistas. Neste artigo revisamos aspectos importantes da infecção pelo novo coronavírus e sua relação com a urticária.

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected people's lives around the world and has interfered with how we act as physicians and specialists. In this paper, we review important aspects of the new coronavirus infection and its connection with urticaria.