Subglottic stenosis: An unusual presentation of ACE inhibitor-induced angioedema

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 320-321

  Martin, David J ^a   Grigg, Roger G ^a,b   Tomkinson, Alun ^a   Coman, William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

ACE inhibitor; Airway obstruction; Angioedema; Subglottic stenosis

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MORBIDITY; SUBGLOTTIC STENOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VASODILATATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGOSTENOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032931662     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01547.x     Document Type: Article

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