Hereditary Angioedema

Hereditary Angioedema

Hereditary angioedema — a rare disease caused by a congenital deficiency of C1-inhibitor. Clinical manifestations of the disease — recurrent episodes of angioedema, which manifest in childhood or adolescence, more often localized in the subcutaneous tissue (limbs, face, trunk, genitals) or submucosa...

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Main Author: A.P. Volokha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Publishing House Zaslavsky 2014-03-01
Series:Zdorovʹe Rebenka
Subjects:
hereditary angioedema
C1-inhibitor
children
Online Access:http://childshealth.zaslavsky.com.ua/article/view/75952
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spelling doaj-b8054cd6b0d747d5a093a213ae2c49b72020-11-24T22:14:45ZengPublishing House ZaslavskyZdorovʹe Rebenka2224-05512307-11682014-03-0192.53859010.22141/2224-0551.2.53.2014.7595275952Hereditary AngioedemaA.P. Volokha0National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education named after P.L. Shupyk, KyivHereditary angioedema — a rare disease caused by a congenital deficiency of C1-inhibitor. Clinical manifestations of the disease — recurrent episodes of angioedema, which manifest in childhood or adolescence, more often localized in the subcutaneous tissue (limbs, face, trunk, genitals) or submucosa (intestine, larynx). Swellings of the larynx are potentially harmful to the patient’s life. Early detection enables to carry out timely appropriate treatment and prevention of angioedema. The paper presents a case of hereditary angioedema with manifestation in early childhood. The case study demonstrates the complexity of diagnosis and treatment of hereditary angioedema.http://childshealth.zaslavsky.com.ua/article/view/75952hereditary angioedemaC1-inhibitorchildren
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author A.P. Volokha
spellingShingle A.P. Volokha
Hereditary Angioedema
Zdorovʹe Rebenka
hereditary angioedema
C1-inhibitor
children
author_facet A.P. Volokha
author_sort A.P. Volokha
title Hereditary Angioedema
title_short Hereditary Angioedema
title_full Hereditary Angioedema
title_fullStr Hereditary Angioedema
title_full_unstemmed Hereditary Angioedema
title_sort hereditary angioedema
publisher Publishing House Zaslavsky
series Zdorovʹe Rebenka
issn 2224-0551
2307-1168
publishDate 2014-03-01
description Hereditary angioedema — a rare disease caused by a congenital deficiency of C1-inhibitor. Clinical manifestations of the disease — recurrent episodes of angioedema, which manifest in childhood or adolescence, more often localized in the subcutaneous tissue (limbs, face, trunk, genitals) or submucosa (intestine, larynx). Swellings of the larynx are potentially harmful to the patient’s life. Early detection enables to carry out timely appropriate treatment and prevention of angioedema. The paper presents a case of hereditary angioedema with manifestation in early childhood. The case study demonstrates the complexity of diagnosis and treatment of hereditary angioedema.
topic hereditary angioedema
C1-inhibitor
children
url http://childshealth.zaslavsky.com.ua/article/view/75952
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