A Case Report of Hereditary Angioedema: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management
Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder which causes bradykinin mediated angioedema. Although it can be life threatening, HAE may be underdiagnosed due to a lack of awareness of the disease and limited access to laboratory testing. Here, we report a case of HAE whi...
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| author | Alvina Widhani Suzy Maria Rifky Yulian Anshari Saifuddin Hasibuan Sukamto Koesnoe |
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Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder which causes bradykinin mediated angioedema. Although it can be life threatening, HAE may be underdiagnosed due to a lack of awareness of the disease and limited access to laboratory testing. Here, we report a case of HAE which was diagnosed only after the patient was referred for COVID-19 vaccination even though he had been experiencing recurrent angioedema for the past 30 years.
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| spelling | doaj-art-7a8f8749ea824da5b9a9e652ff16285f2025-08-20T02:37:13ZengInterna PublishingActa Medica Indonesiana0125-93262338-27322023-07-01552A Case Report of Hereditary Angioedema: Challenges in Diagnosis and ManagementAlvina Widhani0Suzy Maria1Rifky Yulian2Anshari Saifuddin Hasibuan3Sukamto Koesnoe4Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia – Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, IndonesiaDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia – Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, IndonesiaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia/Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, IndonesiaDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia – Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, IndonesiaDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia – Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder which causes bradykinin mediated angioedema. Although it can be life threatening, HAE may be underdiagnosed due to a lack of awareness of the disease and limited access to laboratory testing. Here, we report a case of HAE which was diagnosed only after the patient was referred for COVID-19 vaccination even though he had been experiencing recurrent angioedema for the past 30 years. http://www.actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/2217hereditaryangioedemadiagnosismanagement |
| spellingShingle | Alvina Widhani Suzy Maria Rifky Yulian Anshari Saifuddin Hasibuan Sukamto Koesnoe A Case Report of Hereditary Angioedema: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management Acta Medica Indonesiana hereditary angioedema diagnosis management |
| title | A Case Report of Hereditary Angioedema: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management |
| title_full | A Case Report of Hereditary Angioedema: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management |
| title_fullStr | A Case Report of Hereditary Angioedema: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case Report of Hereditary Angioedema: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management |
| title_short | A Case Report of Hereditary Angioedema: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management |
| title_sort | case report of hereditary angioedema challenges in diagnosis and management |
| topic | hereditary angioedema diagnosis management |
| url | http://www.actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/2217 |
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