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SUBMITTER: Hirose T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5313030 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hirose Tomoya T Kimbara Futoshi F Shinozaki Masahiro M Mizushima Yasuaki Y Yamamoto Hidehiko H Kishi Masashi M Kiguchi Takeyuki T Shiono Shigeru S Noborio Mitsuhiro M Fuke Akihiro A Akimoto Hiroshi H Kimura Takaaki T Kaga Shinichiro S Horiuchi Takahiko T Shimazu Takeshi T
Medicine 20170201 6
Hereditary angioedema (HAE) with deficiency of C1 inhibitor (C1-INH) is an autosomal-dominant disease characterized by recurrent episodes of potentially life-threatening angioedema. The objective is to study the incidence of HAE among patients who visit the emergency department.This was a 3-year prospective observational screening study involving 13 urban tertiary emergency centers in Osaka prefecture, Japan. Patients were included if they met the following criteria: unexplained edema of the bod ...[more]