Belkhouribchia, Jamal and Nguyen, Sara (2015) Fresh Frozen Plasma in Hereditary Angioedema Crisis: To Give or Not To Give? European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2 (5). pp. 1-3. ISSN 2284-2594
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Abstract
Objectives: Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) has been used in angioedema crises, however there is a risk of aggravating the symptoms as well as transmitting infections. In this report, the authors emphasize the dangers of this therapy. Materials and methods: A 25-year-old woman with hereditary angioedema (HAE) was treated with FFP after which her symptoms escalated. Results: Administration of purified C1-inhibitor (C1-INH) resulted in relief of her symptoms. Conclusions: FFP is to be avoided in a HAE crisis. Newer therapies for angioedema are preferred.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Hereditary angioedema; fresh frozen plasma; C1-inhibitor, facial swelling |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Chiara D'Arpa |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Sep 2016 14:18 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Sep 2016 14:18 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/15041 |
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