title: Hereditary angioedema and immunoglobulin A deficiency in pregnancy.
abstract: Hereditary angioedema is a rare immunologic disorder, and immunoglobulin A deficiency is the most common isolated immunodeficiency. These rarely coexisting conditions may affect pregnancy. We report a gravida with the combination who developed severe acute laryngeal edema.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine, St. Margaret's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ryley
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lockwood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000799:Angioedema / Q000235:genetics*; D004406:Dysgammaglobulinemia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017098:IgA Deficiency; D007819:Laryngeal Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology*