Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics That Differentiate Hereditary Angioedema in 72 Patients with Angioedema

Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics That Differentiate Hereditary Angioedema in 72 Patients with Angioedema

Background: Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare but life-threatening condition that results from mutations in C1-inhibitor (C1-INH). Since distinguishing HAE from other causes of angioedema (AE) is a critical problem in emergencies, the objective of the present study was to clarify the differences...

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Main Authors: Isao Ohsawa, Daisuke Honda, Seiji Nagamachi, Atsuko Hisada, Mamiko Shimamoto, Hiroyuki Inoshita, Satoshi Mano, Yasuhiko Tomino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Allergology International
Subjects:
C1-inhibitor
C4
d-dimer
hereditary angioedema (HAE)
suffocation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015300721

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