Successful treatment of a facial attack of angioedema with icatibant in a patient with idiopathic angioedema

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1295.e5-1295.e6

  Montinaro, Vincenzo ^a   Loizzo, Giuliana ^a   Zito, Anna ^a   Castellano, Giuseppe ^a   Gesualdo, Loreto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1; ICATIBANT; LEVOCETIRIZINE; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEEK; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC ANGIOEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URTICARIA;

EID: 84881119793     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.04.024     Document Type: Article

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