Angioedema is a known side effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I). However, trauma precipitating angioedema is a rare event. We detail a case of trauma-induced angioedema in a patient taking an ACE...
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARB) are used as an alternative of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEI) in patients where ACEIs cannot be used because of their known adverse effects, cough and angioedema. Th...
BACKGROUND Angioedema is a disorder characterized by edema of the face,lips,tongue,and extremities due to increased vascular permeability.Angioedema of the tongue usually occurs bilaterally,and the incidence of unilat...
Dear editor,According to the World Health Organization,ischemic heart disease and stroke were the top 2leading causes of death in 2019.[1]In the past few years,intravenous recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator...
BACKGROUND Paliperidone palmitate is a once-monthly injectable,atypical antipsychotic.To our knowledge,there has been only one report of paliperidone palmitate-induced angioedema presenting with acute laryngeal edema ...
Importance:The COVID-19 pandemic is characterized by high transmissibility from patients with prolonged minimally-or asymptomatic periods,with a particularly increased risk of spread during aerosol-generating procedur...
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor induced angioedema (AIIA) can vary from mild to life-threatening. A vast majority of cases of AIIA occur within a month of starting an angiotensin-converting enzyme-inhibitor (A...
BACKGROUND Lupus enteritis is a rare manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Diagnosis of this condition is difficult, especially in the absence of other symptoms related to active SLE. We present the cas...
Neurotic angioedema may be secondary to ACE (Angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitor. From a case of neurotic angioedema in a hypertensive man under ACE (Angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitor, we expose the clinic...
To the Editor: Rapid sequence intubation (RSI), defined as the simultaneous administration of a sedative and a neuromuscular blocking agent, is the preferred method ofendotracheal intubation in the emergency depart...