Food as a trigger for abdominal angioedema attacks in patients with hereditary angioedema

Food as a trigger for abdominal angioedema attacks in patients with hereditary angioedema

Abstract Background Hereditary angioedema with C1 inhibitor deficiency (C1-INH-HAE) is a rare inherited disease. In most HAE-affected subjects, defined trigger factors precede angioedema attacks. Mechanisms of how trigger factors stimulate the contact activation pathway with bradykinin generation ar...

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Main Authors: Urs C. Steiner, Lea Kölliker, Christina Weber-Chrysochoou, Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier, Elsbeth Probst, Walter A. Wuillemin, Arthur Helbling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Hereditary angioedema (HAE)
Trigger factors
Allergy
Intolerance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-018-0832-4

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