A challenging case of bradykinin-mediated angioedema with airway obstruction: management and therapeutic strategies
Lisete Rolo Nunes,
Mónica Palma Anselmo,
Tiago Salvador Brito
Abstract:Angioedema is a potentially life-threatening condition that can have an allergic origin, usually mediated by histamine or a non-allergic origin, mediated by bradykinin. The distinction between these origins may present a clinical challenge at first approach, especially in cases that appear as an emergency and the outcome is time dependent. The authors describe a rare case of bradykinin angioedema associated with airway obstruction and discuss the right approach and therapeutic options. A 46-year-old patient un… Show more
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