#Anaphylaxis and Angioedema
Angioedema
Dermal, SQ, mucosal swelling - non pitting. vasodilation and increased vascular permeability.
24-72 hour course
- idiopathic
- associated with allergic and non-allergic reactions due to antigens (e.g. venom, drugs, foods, pathogens, animals, latex(
- C1-INH deficiency: inherited or acquired
Drugs
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015302550?via%3Dihub
~50 % associated with urticartia
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ACEi: never associated with urticaria
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NSAID: non allergic
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Antibiotics (particularly beta-lactam)
Management
Anaphylaxis
