title: [Emergency management of bradykinin-mediated angioedema].
abstract: In the emergency setting, the diagnosis of bradykinin-mediated angioedema is based exclusively on history and physical examination. Severe attacks must be identified because the evolution is unpredictable with a risk of life-threatening airway obstruction. Underestimate the severity of the attack is a management pitfall to avoid. All attack under the shoulders should be considered as severe and must benefit from early specific treatment.
authors.affiliation: Hospices civils de Lyon, hôpital Édouard-Herriot, centre de référence multisites des angiœdèmes bradykiniques, département d'anesthésie-réanimation, 69437 Lyon, France. Electronic address: bernard.floccard@chu-lyon.fr.
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Floccard
authors.affiliation: Assistance Publique-hôpitaux de Paris, groupe hospitalier hôpitaux universitaires Paris Seine-Saint-Denis, hôpital Jean-Verdier, centre de référence multisites des angiœdèmes bradykiniques, service des urgences et SAMU-SMUR 93, 93140 Bondy, France.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Javaud
authors.affiliation: Hospices civils de Lyon, hôpital Édouard-Herriot, centre de référence multisites des angiœdèmes bradykiniques, département d'anesthésie-réanimation, 69437 Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Jullien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Crozon
authors.affiliation: Hospices civils de Lyon, hôpital Édouard-Herriot, centre de référence multisites des angiœdèmes bradykiniques, département d'anesthésie-réanimation, 69437 Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rimmelé
mesh_terms: D000799:Angioedema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000628:therapy*; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D001920:Bradykinin