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DH340 : The Class : Intro : Response : Immunologic Gallery

Angioedema/Angioneurotic Edema

Etiology

Type I hypersensitivity

Trauma,

Release of IgG or IgM

Permeability of deeper blood vessels

Predilection

 

 

 

 

Location

Skin or mucosa

 

 

 

 

Clinical Appearance

Diffuse swelling of tissue

Usually no itching

Self-limiting episodes

Treatment

Avoidance of causative agent

Antihistamine

 

Diagnostic Process

Clinical

 

 

 

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