[Hereditary and acquired angioedema: clinical characteristics in 8 patients and review of the literature]. / Angioedema hereditario y adquirido: características clínicas de ocho pacientes y revisión de la literatura.

C1 inhibitor disorders are a group of rare conditions in which the C1 inhibitor is deficient or defective. We present the clinical characteristics of 8 patients and a review of the literature. These are characterized by recurrent episodes of angioedema, which most often affect the skin or mucosal tissues of the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tract. Laryngeal involvement may cause fatal asphyxiation. These disorders may be divided into two broad categories: hereditary angioedema (HAE) and acquired C1 inhibitor disorders. Indications for screening for HAE include: recurrent angioedema, episodic abdominal pain, laryngeal, a family background of angioedema, and a low C4 level. Acquired C1 inhibitor disorders are similar, but lack a family background. Treatment is divided into short and long-term prophylaxis with androgens, antifibrinolytics and C1 inhibitor replacement. First line therapy of acute attacks is C1 inhibitor.

[Listeriosis in the adult. Revision of 10 cases]. / Listeriosis en el adulto. Revisión de 10 casos.

Listeria monocytogenes is still a very rare opportunist infection in immunosuppressive patients. The clinical-epidemiological and therapeutic characteristics in 10 patients with infection produced by LM are reported--four of them had primary bacteriemia, three patients had a meningeal involvement, there were two patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and one suffered from abdominal access. All of the patients had underlying disorders favouring the infection. Sepsis and meningeal syndrome were the most common presenting forms. Ampicillin was the most used antibiotic. The overall mortality was 40%.