Hereditary Angioedema: Increased Number of Attacks after Frequent Treatments with C1 Inhibitor Concentrate

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 780-783

  Bork, Konrad ^a   Hardt, Jochen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERINERT P; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1S INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANGIOEDEMA, HEREDITARY; COMPLEMENT C1 INHIBITOR PROTEIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE;

EID: 67651180641     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.02.024     Document Type: Article

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