Angioedema and IgE antibodies to aspirin: a case report.
We present a case of a patient who developed two episodes of angioedema after taking acetylsalicylic acid orally. Specific IgE antibodies to acetylsalicylic human serum albumin (ASA-HSA) were found. A control group of 37 patients with aspirin intolerance was studied and evidence of specific IgE antibodies was not found. The follow-up of this case shows that in a short period of time the level of specific IgE antibody decreases to undetectable levels similar to the negative control population.
Blanca
M
M
Internal Medicine Department, Carlos Haya Hospital, Malaga, Spain.
Perez
E
E
Garcia
J J
JJ
Miranda
A
A
Terrados
S
S
Vega
J M
JM
Suau
R
R
D000799:Angioedema / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000276:immunology; D000917:Antibody Formation; D001241:Aspirin / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D000939:Epitopes; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011485:Protein Binding; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism
D000939:Epitopes; D012709:Serum Albumin; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D001241:Aspirin