title: Death due to obstruction of the upper airways caused by edema of the laryngeal mucosa in the course of hereditary angioedema.
abstract: A rare case of death of a young man due to airway obstruction in the course of angioedema (Quincke's edema). Type I hereditary angioedema due to C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency had been diagnosed in the man while he was alive. The information concerning the man's health state was given in the Public Prosecutor's decision ordering medico legal autopsy, which was extremely helpful in recognizing the cause of death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Poland. Electronic address: arkusz@op.pl.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arkuszewski
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meissner
authors.affiliation: Department of Medico-Legal and Insurance Certification, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Szram
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D056829:Hereditary Angioedema Types I and II / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007819:Laryngeal Edema / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male
keywords: Airway obstruction; Hereditary angioedema; Laryngeal edema