title: The value of C1 esterase inhibitor in patients with aspirin-sensitive urticaria.
abstract: The aim of the study was to evaluate the concentration and activity of C1 esterase inhibitor (C1 INH) in patients with aspirin-sensitive urticaria. C1 INH deficiency is the basis of hereditary angioneurotic edema. The study was performed on 32 subjects with aspirin-sensitive urticaria. The value of C1 INH in examined patients was the same as in the control group. There seems to be no coexistence of aspirin-sensitive urticaria and C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pneumonology and Allergology, Medical University of Lódź, Poland.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Grzelewska-Rzymowska
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szmidt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rozniecki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001241:Aspirin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003167:Complement Activation; D003174:Complement C1 Inactivator Proteins / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014581:Urticaria / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D003174:Complement C1 Inactivator Proteins; D001241:Aspirin