An 82-year-old man with recurrent angioedema.
Allergy Asthma Proc
; 40(5): 350-353, 2019 09 01.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31514794
ABSTRACT
Angioedema is a potentially life-threatening swelling condition that can occur either in isolation or in the context of other syndromes, e.g., anaphylaxis. Angioedema is typically asymmetric, lasts for hours to days, is not gravity dependent, and is often nonpitting. Recurrent angioedema is typically associated with histaminergic and bradykinin-mediated causes, some of which can indicate underlying etiologies with high morbidity or mortality. The differential diagnosis for acute angioedema can include anaphylaxis, chronic urticaria with angioedema, medications such as angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors, hereditary C1 esterase inhibitor defects, and acquired defects; however, the cause is often idiopathic, and effective therapy can be elusive. In this article, we described a unique etiology of a case of isolated recurrent angioedema that improved when the possible underlying cause was successfully treated.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Angioedema
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Aged80
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article