Angioedema cervical / Cervical angioedema: report of one case
Rev. chil. cir
;
60(5): 434-436, oct. 2008. ilus
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-549983
RESUMEN
Se presenta el caso de una mujer en la edad media de la vida, hipertensa en tratamiento, con el antecedente de cirugía bariátrica, que desarrolla cuadro de masa cervical asintomática en la que, luego de descartar otras patologías por imágenes y evolución, se diagnosticó Angioedema cervical, el que tuvo regresión total, prácticamente espontánea, en los días siguientes.
ABSTRACT
We report a 45 years old woman with a history of high blood pressure and bariatric surgery that consulted for painless sweiling of the cervical region and upper chest. A CAT sean informed an extensive edema involving the lower neck and the superior anterior mediastinum and lytic lesions in the cervical spine. An angioedema was diagnosed, and edema disappeared in five days. After one month of follow up, the patient is in good conditions.
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Main subject:
Cervical Vertebrae
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Angioedema
Limits:
Female
/
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. chil. cir
Journal subject:
General Surgery
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Chile/CL
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