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01/Apr/2021
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2021RW5498
ABSTRACT Angioedema attacks are common causes of emergency care, and due to the potential for severity, it is important that professionals who work in these services know their causes and management. The mechanisms involved in angioedema without urticaria may be histamine- or bradykinin-mediated. The most common causes of histamine-mediated angioedema are foods, medications, insect sting and idiopathic. When the mediator is bradykinin, the triggers are angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and factors related to acquired angioedema with deficiency of C1-inhibitor or hereditary […]
Keywords: Abdominal pain; Angioedemas, hereditary; Asphyxia; Bradykinin; C1-inhibitor; Emergencies; Laryngeal edema