Amlodipine-induced angioedema: An unusual complication of a common medication

Hypersensitivity reactions to dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (CCB) are exceedingly rare, although sporadic reports of isolated angioedema seem to be gradually increasing in frequency. We present a case of angioedema likely triggered by amlodipine.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kuruvilla, Merin E., Sanan, Neha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2018
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6028154/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29977650
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2152656718764139
Descripción
Sumario:Hypersensitivity reactions to dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (CCB) are exceedingly rare, although sporadic reports of isolated angioedema seem to be gradually increasing in frequency. We present a case of angioedema likely triggered by amlodipine.

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