ACE inhibitor-induced angioedema of the small intestine: a case report.
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are standard medication in treating hypertension, heart failure and diabetic nephropathy. The most common side effects are cough and angioneurotic oedema of the upper airways. A less familiar side effect is the ACE inhibition-induced visceral angioedema. We report the case of a young female patient with recent diagnosis of heart failure (dilated cardiomyopathy due to viral myocarditis), who developed angioedema of the small intestine three weeks after initiating treatment with lisinopril. Symptoms resolved within days once administration of the drug was stopped.
Department of Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium. sofiecuypers@hotmail.com
Sofie
S
Cuypers
Stephen
S
Van Meerbeeck
Michel
M
De Pauw
D000328:Adult; D000799:Angioedema / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D017706:Lisinopril / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D017706:Lisinopril