title: Hereditary angioedema with recurrent abdominal pain.
abstract: Hereditary angioedema is a rare disorder characterized by quantitative or qualitative deficiency of complement C1 esterase inhibitor. We report a family whose members presented with recurrent angioedema and abdominal pain; the diagnosis was confirmed by quantitative assay of C1 inhibitor. The index patient was treated with danazol and was relieved.
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, Command Hospital (East), Kolkata.
authors: Avnish K
authors: AK
authors: Seth
authors: Velu
authors: V
authors: Nair
authors: Jasjit
authors: J
authors: Singh
authors: Ved Prakash
authors: VP
authors: Dhand
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000799:Angioedema / Q000235:genetics*; D003174:Complement C1 Inactivator Proteins / Q000172:deficiency*; D003613:Danazol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D003174:Complement C1 Inactivator Proteins; D003613:Danazol