Life-threatening angio-oedema and death associated with the ACE inhibitor enalapril

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 244-245

  Cupido, Clint ^a   Rayner, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; HYDROCORTISONE; PROMETHAZINE; STEROID; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ANAMNESIS; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BRAIN HYPOXIA; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; ETHNICITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; LIP DISEASE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; TONGUE SWELLING; TRACHEOSTOMY; TRACHEOTOMY;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ENALAPRIL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34247242668     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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