Emergency management of upper airway angio-oedema after routine dental extraction in a patient with C1 esterase deficiency

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 394-396

  Rice, S ^a   Cochrane, T J ^a   Millwaters, M ^a   Ali, N T ^a  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency; Complications of dental extraction; Hereditary angio oedema

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1S INHIBITOR; STEROID;

ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; C1 ESTERASE DEFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; STRIDOR; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANGIOEDEMA, HEREDITARY; COMPLEMENT C1 INHIBITOR PROTEIN; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 44649090009     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.09.010     Document Type: Article

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