Lifethreatening hereditary angiooedema: Challenges of care in South Africa
The report and description by Coovadia et al.[1] in this issue of SAMJ of a large cohort of patients in the Western Cape Province of South Africa (SA) suffering from type 1 hereditary angio-oedema (HAE) not only documents for the first time a significant presence of this life-threatening condition o...
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South African Medical Association
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| description | The report and description by Coovadia et al.[1] in this issue of SAMJ of a large cohort of patients in the Western Cape Province of South Africa (SA) suffering from type 1 hereditary angio-oedema (HAE) not only documents for the first time a significant presence of this life-threatening condition on the African continent but highlights the challenges of diagnosis and management in the SA socioeconomic and healthcare context. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ec4a5e16d5204e6ca0516ed8bead91e02024-02-02T19:55:46ZengSouth African Medical AssociationSouth African Medical Journal0256-95742078-51352018-03-01108425425510.7196/SAMJ.2018.v108i4.12824Lifethreatening hereditary angiooedema: Challenges of care in South AfricaJ PeterP PotterThe report and description by Coovadia et al.[1] in this issue of SAMJ of a large cohort of patients in the Western Cape Province of South Africa (SA) suffering from type 1 hereditary angio-oedema (HAE) not only documents for the first time a significant presence of this life-threatening condition on the African continent but highlights the challenges of diagnosis and management in the SA socioeconomic and healthcare context.http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/download/12257/8440 |
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| title | Lifethreatening hereditary angiooedema: Challenges of care in South Africa |
| title_full | Lifethreatening hereditary angiooedema: Challenges of care in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Lifethreatening hereditary angiooedema: Challenges of care in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lifethreatening hereditary angiooedema: Challenges of care in South Africa |
| title_short | Lifethreatening hereditary angiooedema: Challenges of care in South Africa |
| title_sort | lifethreatening hereditary angiooedema challenges of care in south africa |
| url | http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/download/12257/8440 |
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