title: Hereditary angioneurotic edema: clinical management and case report.
abstract: Hereditary angioneurotic edema, although a rare clinical entity, can be fatal if diagnosis and appropriate therapy are not instituted before the performance of routine dental and oral surgical procedures. The pathophysiology, physical findings, and therapeutic treatment modalities have been reviewed, and a case involving both restorative and surgical dental intervention has been presented.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015119:Aminocaproic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000799:Angioedema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D045165:Testosterone Congeners / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D045165:Testosterone Congeners; D015119:Aminocaproic Acid