Hereditary angioedema : epidemiology, management, and role of icatibant / by Aasia Ghazi and J. Andrew Grant

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Hereditary angioedema : epidemiology, management, and role of icatibant / by Aasia Ghazi and J. Andrew Grant

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Deals with hereditary angioedema (HAE), a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterised by recurrent attacks of angioedema - a transient, intense, and most often disfiguring swelling of a localised body area involving the skin, mucosa, and subcutaneous tissues - resulting from a deficiency of C1 inhibitor enzyme. Overviews the natural history, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and diagnosis of HAE. Discusses management options. Focuses on the pharmacology, efficacy, and safety/tolerability o...

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Date created

2 May 2013

Creator

Ghazi, Aasia, (University of Texas Medical Branch, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Galveston, TX, USA) / Grant, J. Andrew, (University of Texas Medical Branch, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Galveston, TX, USA)

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http://natlib.govt.nz/records/31942534

Related subjects

Angioneurotic edema / Edema -- Treatment / Genetic disorders -- Treatment / Bradykinin

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