ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA

Course overview

ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA IS A RELATIVELY COMMON PRESENTATION IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. IT PRESENTS AS UNPREDICTABLE FREQUENT EDEMATOUS EPISODES OF CUTANEOUS AND MUCOSAL TISSUES SUCH AS LIPS, EYES, ORAL CAVITY, LARYNX, AND GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE HISTORY, PATHOGENESIS, CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS, TREATMENT OF ANTINEUROTIC EDEMA, AND MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL CASES WITH THIS CONDITION. IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ENSURING THE BEST OUTCOMES IN THE PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM THIS CONDITION.