[Angioedema related to the use of streptokinase].
Angioedema is a rare reaction to streptokinase, acute and potentially fatal, which should be quickly diagnosed and treated to guarantee the best prognosis for the patient. We describe here the case of a 65-year-old man, who displayed an anaphylactic reaction after the beginning of thrombolysis with streptokinase, which was quickly treated, and remained hospitalized for one week in the Intensive Care Unit.
Oliveira
Daniela Camargo de
DC
Hospital das Clínicas, UNICAMP, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Campinas, SP. damargo_@hotmail.com
Coelho
Otávio Rizzi
OR
Paraschin
Karen
K
Ferraroni
Natasha Rebouças
NR
Zolner
Ricardo de Lima
Rde L
D000368:Aged; D000799:Angioedema / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000009:adverse effects*
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D013300:Streptokinase