Facial swelling due to angioedema : often mast cell mediated, but not always

Most cases of angioedema are mast cell mediated. We present three patients with angioedema, who were admitted to our emergency room or outpatient clinic. One of them did have mast cell mediated angioedema, despite insufficient response to initial antihistamine treatment. The other patients had more rare cases of angioedema, i.e. hereditary angioedema with C1-inhibitor deficiency and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor associated angioedema. We discuss similarities and differences in symptoms, diagnosis and treatment between these causes of angioedema. We recommend keeping the differential diagnosis of angioedema in mind when a patient with angioedema is presented, including rarer pathophysiological explanations.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:167

Enthalten in:

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 167(2023) vom: 11. Okt.

Sprache:

Niederländisch

Weiterer Titel:

Gelaatszwellingen door angio-oedeem

Beteiligte Personen:

Fijen, Lauré M [VerfasserIn]
Petersen, Remy S [VerfasserIn]
Cohn, Danny M [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
English Abstract
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 23.10.2023

Date Revised 19.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363431624