Anesthetic management of a patient with acquired angioedema submitted to broncofibroscopy: a case report

Acquired angioedema with C1 inhibitor deficiency (AAE-C1INH) is a very rare condition of bradykinin-mediated angioedema. One of its major complications is potentially life-threatening, laryngeal edema. We report a 53-year-old woman with AAE-C1INH proposed for an elective broncofibroscopy. The direct...

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Main Authors: Melanie Barata, Ana Marques, Catarina Tiago, Marta Dias-Vaz, Nuno Losa, Carmen Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001421004061