BACKGROUND The association of bronchial carcinoid tumours with carcinoid syndrome is extremely rare especially in the absence of metastasic disease, and the angioedema is not a typical sign of this syndrome. METHODS AND RESULTS We report the case of a 39 year-old woman referred to our allergy department with recurrent episodes of angioedema. The aetiological study of angioedema did not show e...

Hereditary angioedema is a rare (1:50,000) hereditary chronic disease from the group of primary immunodeficiencies, which manifests in form recurrent skin and mucous membrane edema respiratory tract gastrointestinal tract. Pathogenesis this are associated with an increased risk number cardiovascular pathologies, complexity management choosing optimal treatment methods. This case report demonstr...

In mast cell-mediated angioedema, such as allergic reactions to foods or insect stings, there are often (not always) other signs and symptoms of mast cell mediator release. These signs and symptoms include urticaria, flushing, generalized pruritus, bronchospasm, throat tightness, and/or hypotension. Mast cell-mediated angioedema usually begins within minutes of exposure to the allergen, builds ...

A 59-year-old woman treated chronically with enalapril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) presented with difficult swallowing and speaking. Although her symptoms were clinically consistent with an adverse angioedema reaction to the ACE-I, initial imaging was not entirely consistent with our conceptual understanding of angioedema. This case report will discuss the myriad possibl...

Background The absolute risk of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor angioedema is 0.3% [1]. The mechanism is felt to be accumulation of bradykinin. The current treatment is discontinuation of ACE-I inhibitor, and intubation if necessary. Icatibant is a bradykinin receptor antagonist, useful in treating hereditary angioedema [2]. We present a patient from a Canadian center who had ACE-...

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...

introduction: auto – immune disorders have been implicated as a cause for chronic uricaria and/ or angioedema and thyroid autoimmunity has been increasingly introduced to be associated with that. this study explores the association of thyroid autoimmunity with chronic urticaria and / or angioedema in isfahani patients. methods: anti – thyroperoxidase (ani – tpo) and anti – thyroglobulin (anti –...

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...

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...