Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-induced unilateral tongue angioedema

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 593-595

  Mlynarek, A ^b   Hagr, A ^b   Kost, Karen ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; CLONIDINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ENALAPRIL; ENALAPRIL MALEATE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LORAZEPAM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; NIFEDIPINE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EDEMA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; RECTUM CANCER; TONGUE;

EID: 0242410974     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(03)00724-1     Document Type: Article

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