An Unusual Cause of Abdominal Pain and Hypotension: Angioedema of the Bowel

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-25

  Adhikari, Sapana P ^a   Schneider, Jeffrey I ^b  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

abdominal pain; ACE inhibitors; angioedema; computed tomography; shock

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENTEROPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANGIOEDEMA; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; ILEUM; JEJUNUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPLANCHNIC CIRCULATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 58249106076     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.06.013     Document Type: Article

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