[Life-threatening angioedema associated with ACE inhibitor treatment].
A case of severe late-onset angioedema with life-threatening upper airway obstruction, related to ACE inhibitor treatment is presented. The patient was a middle-aged man treated for hypertension, presenting with stridor requiring intubation, which was difficult. The patient developed cardiac arrest but was successfully resuscitated, after intubation. Etiology, risk factors, and treatment, with special attention to air way management, are discussed.
Olesen
Anne Lindhardt
AL
Amtssygehuset i Glostrup, Anaestesiologisk Afdeling Y, Medicinsk Afdeling.
Tollund
Carsten
C
Søndergaard
Inger
I
Strøm
Jens Johan
JJ
D000799:Angioedema / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004656:Enalapril / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004656:Enalapril