Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors as a cause of unilateral tongue angioedema in a 68-year-old woman

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 249-250

  Chan, Yu Feng ^a   Kalira, Dimpi ^a   Hore, Puspal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; BENAZEPRIL; CHLORTALIDONE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FAMOTIDINE; HUMAN INSULIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONGUE EDEMA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; BENZAZEPINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; TONGUE DISEASES;

EID: 33144477148     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2005.09.013     Document Type: Article

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