Satyendra Dhar, MD @DharSaty · 2 years ago
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Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment Types of Angioedema: • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
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Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with urticaria within 1-2 hrs of exposure
 • Non-allergic drug reaction - Onset may days to months after first taking the medication
 • Idiopathic angioedema - Chronic and relapsing and usually occurs with urticaria
 • Hereditary angioedema - Rare autosomal dominant inherited disease
 • Acquired C1 inhibitor deficiency - Rare autosomal dominant inherited disease
Acute Angioedema:
 • Mast cell-mediated in > 90% of cases.
 • Bradykinin Mediated
Chronic Angioedema
Treatment of Angioedema - Eliminating or avoiding the allergen is key
 • Mast cell-mediated angioedema
 • Bradykinin-mediated angioedema
 • Idiopathic angioedema

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Satyendra Dhar, MD @DharSaty · 2 years ago
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