title: [Angioedema of the oropharynx].
abstract: Sudden onset of edema in the oropharynx is a potentially life threatening event. Beside adequate symptomatic therapy and also eventually prophylactic therapy, a number of potential triggers and causes have to be taken into account. Among these are allergic reactions to food, latex or insect stings, pseudoallergic reactions to certain drugs (a.o. ACE-inhibitors, NSAID), C1-esterase deficiency and other causes. The typical clinical features, the diagnostic approach and therapeutic alternatives are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Allergologische Poliklinik, Dermatologische Universitätsklinik, Kantonsspital Basel.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Scherer
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bircher
mesh_terms: D000799:Angioedema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D009960:Oropharynx; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors