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Icatibant in the Treatment of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor-Induced Angioedema

We describe the case of a 75-year-old woman who presented with massive tongue and lip swelling secondary to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-induced angioedema. An awake fibre-optic intubation was performed because of impending airway obstruction. As there was no improvement in symptoms after...

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Autores principales: Crooks, Neil H., Patel, Jaimin, Diwakar, Lavanya, Smith, Fang Gao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4189935/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25328718
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/864815