Hereditary angioedema and gastrointestinal complications: Case report

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-04
Author(s):  
Chincholkar V V ◽  
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Dhole V J ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Hereditary Angioedema ◽  
Gastrointestinal Complications

Erythema Marginatum as an Early Symptom of Hereditary Angioedema: Case Report of 2 Newborns

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 137 (2) ◽  
pp. e20152411-e20152411 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Martinez-Saguer ◽  
H. Farkas
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Hereditary Angioedema ◽  
Early Symptom

scholarly journals Hereditary angioedema caused by C1-esterase inhibitor deficiency: a case report with literature-based analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 741
Author(s):  
Sufia Athar ◽  
Noureddine Korichi ◽  
Yousra Shehada Siam
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Hereditary Angioedema ◽  
Fresh Frozen Plasma ◽  
Pregnancy And Childbirth ◽  
C1 Esterase Inhibitor ◽  
Close Observation ◽  
Fresh Frozen ◽  
Dominant Disease ◽  
Frozen Plasma ◽  
Esterase Inhibitor

Hereditary angioedema (HAE) caused by C1-esterase inhibitor deficiency is an autosomal-dominant disease caused by a mutation in the C1-inhibitor gene. It is a rare disease that is often worsened during pregnancy and childbirth. HAE, though uncommon but if untreated it may lead to maternal death.  The case report presents the successful management of a 24 years old, G2P1, with hereditary angioedema caused by C1-esterase inhibitor deficiency. This patient was managed with a multidisciplinary approach by an obstetrician, an immunologist, an anaesthesiologist and a pediatrician. She had an uneventful antenatal period, labor was induced. She had precipitate delivery and soon after delivery had a flare up of the disease. It was successfully managed with fresh frozen plasma and close observation. 

scholarly journals Type II hereditary angioedema: The first case report in Taiwan

2016 ◽  
Vol 115 (8) ◽  
pp. 680-681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying-Juang Chen ◽  
Shyh-Dar Shyur ◽  
Wei Te Lei ◽  
Yu-Hsuan Kao
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Hereditary Angioedema ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
First Case

scholarly journals Lead Toxicity due to Ingestion of Lead-Contaminated Opium in a Patient Presenting with Motor Neuropathy and Upper Limb Paresis: A case report

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed M. M. Mirzaei ◽  
Ayob Akbari ◽  
Omid Mehrpour ◽  
Nasim Zamani
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Lead Poisoning ◽  
Chelation Therapy ◽  
Lead Level ◽  
Lead Toxicity ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Motor Neuropathy ◽  
Upper Limbs ◽  
Gastrointestinal Complications

Opium users may present with central or peripheral nervous system-related symptoms, gastrointestinal complications and anaemia; in such cases, lead poisoning should be suspected and chelation therapy initiated as soon as possible. We report a 64-year-old male patient with a 20-year history of opium addiction who was referred to the Imam Reza Hospital, Birjand, Iran, in 2017 with severe motor neuropathy and paresis in both upper limbs. His primary symptoms were generalised weakness, abdominal and bone pain, constipation and lower limb paraesthesia that had started several months prior. In addition, he reported severe progressive bilateral paresis of the upper limbs of one month’s duration. A diagnosis of lead poisoning was confirmed by a blood lead level of 140 μg/dL. The patient underwent chelation therapy after which he improved significantly. At a one-year follow-up visit, he was neurologically intact and symptom-free.Keywords: Opium Dependence; Lead Poisoning; Lead-Induced Nervous System Diseases; Paresthesia; Case Report; Iran.

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