Hereditary angioedema is a rare (orphan) disease associated with the development of various localization caused by action bradykinin. The main symptoms are peripheral angioedema, abdominal attacks (accompanied severe pain syndrome), edema upper respiratory tract, which may lead to asphyxia and death patient. Peripheral disrupts social professional activity, occurrence facial complicates adaptat...

OBJECTIVE To clarify the cause, clinical course, and management of children with angioedema. DESIGN Retrospective review. SETTING Urban tertiary care hospital for children. PATIENTS Consecutive sample of all children hospitalized from January 1, 1987, to December 31, 1997, with the diagnosis of angioedema. Complete records permitting analysis were available for 10 patients. MAIN OUTCOME...

Aim: Chronic urticaria is a condition that requires long-term treatment. In recent years, many countries have created their own guides to evaluate diagnosis and treatment approaches in an algorithm. this study, we aimed the distribution of patients with chronic treated our clinic according algorithm "Turkey Urticaria Diagnosis Treatment Guide" Material Method: The files who applied Department D...

Angioedema is a frequently reported side effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. The literature suggests that immunosuppressed transplant patients are at an increased risk for this adverse condition. A 62-year-old African American man presented with acute unilateral angioedema attributed to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor initiation. A PubMed literature search regarding unil...

Angioedema caused by C1 inhibitor deficiency is a rare disorder that may be either hereditary or acquired, the latter being mainly associated with lymphoproliferative disorders. A 51-year-old woman who had suffered from episodes of acute peripheral edema since she was 12 was diagnosed with hereditary angioedema at the age of 40 and remained stable with stanozolol. Due to a worsening of her symp...

This evidence- and consensus-based guideline was developed following the methods recommended by Cochrane Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development Evaluation (GRADE) working group. The conference held on 1 December 2016. It is a joint initiative Dermatology Section European Academy Allergology Clinical Immunology (EAACI), EU-founded network excellence, Global Allergy Asthma Network (GA...

W ithin the pages of this issue of the Proceedings are featured five review articles, seven original research papers, a " Clinical Pearls and Pitfalls " paper and a " Patient-Oriented Problem Solving (POPS) " case report, all focusing on various aspects of allergy and respiratory disease. The lead review articles represent the proceedings of a chronic urticaria symposium presented at the Easter...

BACKGROUND Angioedema without major urticarial flares (hives) is poorly understood. Its causes are diverse, and little is known about its pathogenic mechanisms. We report on our 11 years of experience with this condition and propose a classification of patients affected by angioedema unaccompanied by urticaria. METHODS From 1993 through 2003 at our outpatient clinic, 929 consecutive patients ...

Drug hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs) are the adverse effects of drugs which, when taken at doses generally tolerated by normal subjects, clinically resemble allergy. Immediate-reaction of drug HSRs are those that occur less than 1 hour after the last drug intake, usually in the form of urticaria, angioedema, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, bronchospasm, and anaphylaxis or anaphylactic shock. Acute ...