Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Misdiagnosed as Hereditary Angioedema
Hereditary angioedema is a rare, but potentially life-threatening genetic disorder that results from an autosomal dominant trait. It is characterized by acute, recurrent attacks of severe local edema, most commonly affecting the skin and mucosa. Swelling in hereditary angioedema patients does howeve...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2015-01-01
|
| Series: | Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/934247 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850209899659657216 |
|---|---|
| author | Michelle Fog Andersen Anette Bygum |
| author_facet | Michelle Fog Andersen Anette Bygum |
| author_sort | Michelle Fog Andersen |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Hereditary angioedema is a rare, but potentially life-threatening genetic disorder that results from an autosomal dominant trait. It is characterized by acute, recurrent attacks of severe local edema, most commonly affecting the skin and mucosa. Swelling in hereditary angioedema patients does however not always have to be caused by angioedema but can relate to other concomitant disorders. In this report we are focusing on misdiagnosis in a patient with known hereditary angioedema, whose bleeding episode caused by idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura was mistaken for an acute attack of hereditary angioedema. The case illustrates how clinicians can have difficulties in handling patients with rare diseases, especially in the emergency care setting. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-917a2a03c0454a28ae6cd2ff8a1ebe03 |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 2090-6463 2090-6471 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2015-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
| spelling | doaj-art-917a2a03c0454a28ae6cd2ff8a1ebe032025-08-20T02:09:55ZengWileyCase Reports in Dermatological Medicine2090-64632090-64712015-01-01201510.1155/2015/934247934247Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Misdiagnosed as Hereditary AngioedemaMichelle Fog Andersen0Anette Bygum1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Køge Hospital, Lykkebaekvej 1, 4600 Køge, DenmarkHAE Centre Denmark, Department of Dermatology and Allergy Centre, Odense University Hospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, Entrance 142, 5000 Odense C, DenmarkHereditary angioedema is a rare, but potentially life-threatening genetic disorder that results from an autosomal dominant trait. It is characterized by acute, recurrent attacks of severe local edema, most commonly affecting the skin and mucosa. Swelling in hereditary angioedema patients does however not always have to be caused by angioedema but can relate to other concomitant disorders. In this report we are focusing on misdiagnosis in a patient with known hereditary angioedema, whose bleeding episode caused by idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura was mistaken for an acute attack of hereditary angioedema. The case illustrates how clinicians can have difficulties in handling patients with rare diseases, especially in the emergency care setting.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/934247 |
| spellingShingle | Michelle Fog Andersen Anette Bygum Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Misdiagnosed as Hereditary Angioedema Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
| title | Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Misdiagnosed as Hereditary Angioedema |
| title_full | Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Misdiagnosed as Hereditary Angioedema |
| title_fullStr | Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Misdiagnosed as Hereditary Angioedema |
| title_full_unstemmed | Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Misdiagnosed as Hereditary Angioedema |
| title_short | Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Misdiagnosed as Hereditary Angioedema |
| title_sort | idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura misdiagnosed as hereditary angioedema |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/934247 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT michellefogandersen idiopathicthrombocytopenicpurpuramisdiagnosedashereditaryangioedema AT anettebygum idiopathicthrombocytopenicpurpuramisdiagnosedashereditaryangioedema |