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Chirurgia (Bucur)
; 98(5): 437-41, 2003.
Article
in Romanian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-14999972
ABSTRACT
The authors are presenting one case of Osler's hereditary angioneurotic oedema, rare genetic disease with dominant autosomal transmission linked to the 11-th chromosome, with clinical aspects resembling to those of surgical acute abdomen, with difficult diagnostic problems. The treatment consist in: fresh plasma administration, antihistaminic drugs and anabolic steroids. The simple laparotomy under general anaesthesia by orotraheal intubation being very dangerous. The patients with Osler's hereditary angioneurotic oedema must be followed-up by the allergology services and educated regarding the disease and it's risks to avoid diagnostic errors with following negative consequences.