Acute upper airway angioedema secondary to acquired Cl esterase inhibitor deficiency: A case report

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 900-903

  Wong, David T ^a   Gadsden, Jeff C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANDROGEN; ARTICAINE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1S INHIBITOR; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; CORTICOSTEROID; DANAZOL; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SEVOFLURANE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANDROGEN THERAPY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR DEFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; DENTAL CARE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG RESPONSE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EPIGLOTTIS; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; PALATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; STRIDOR; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 0942288012     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018736     Document Type: Article

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