Angioedema of the lips and tongue induced by angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor. A report of two cases.
Prim Dent Care
; 11(1): 17-9, 2004 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
The following case reports describe the clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of two patients who attended Liverpool University Dental Hospital with rapidly increasing swelling of the lips and tongue. Both patients were suffering from angioedema and were taking an angiotension-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor (ACEI). A provisional diagnosis of ACEI-induced angioedema was made. An intramuscular injection of chlorpheniramine maleate was given to both patients and they were immediately transferred to the local accident and emergency department. These cases illustrate the potential role of the general dental practitioner in the early recognition and management of this potentially life-threatening condition.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças da Língua
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Inibidores da Enzima Conversora de Angiotensina
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Angioedema
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Doenças Labiais
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article