Angioedema natural history: Difference between revisions
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* Life-threatening airway blockage (if swelling occurs in the throat). | * Life-threatening airway blockage (if swelling occurs in the throat). | ||
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==Prognosis== | ==Prognosis== | ||
Revision as of 18:57, 22 August 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
Natural History
Complications
Possible complications include:
- Anaphylactic reaction.
- Life-threatening airway blockage (if swelling occurs in the throat).
- Death
Prognosis
Angioedema that does not affect the breathing may be uncomfortable, but is usually harmless and goes away in a few days.