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Clinical Practice

Hereditary Angioedema Scholarly Peer-review Journal

 Hereditary angioedema is a disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of severe swelling (angioedema). The foremost common areas of the body to develop swelling are the limbs, face, intestinal tract, and airway. Episodes involving the intestinal tract cause severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Swelling within the airway can restrict breathing and cause life-threatening obstruction of the airway. About one-third of individuals with this condition develop a non-itchy rash called erythema marginatum during an attack. The frequency and duration of attacks vary greatly among people with hereditary angioedema, even among people within the same family. The various types have similar signs and symptoms. Type III was originally thought to occur only in women, but families with affected males are identified.  

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