Angioedema hereditario y embarazo / Hereditary angioedema and pregnancy
Rev. cuba. obstet. ginecol
; 42(3)jul.-set. 2016.
Article
in Spanish
| CUMED
| ID: cum-68348
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RESUMEN
El angioedema hereditario es una enfermedad genética rara que se presenta en uno de cada 50 000 individuos, caracterizada por episodios de edema subcutáneo y submucoso. Las alteraciones hormonales pueden desencadenar una crisis y el embarazo afecta el número de los ataques. Se presentan dos casos clínicos de embarazadas con antecedentes personales de angioedema hereditario que presentaron crisis durante la gestación, el parto y el puerperio; las cuales evolucionaron de forma satisfactoria. Se realizó una revisión del tema(AU)
ABSTRACT
Hereditary angioedema is a rare genetic disease presenting in one out of every 50 000 individuals. The condition is characterized by episodes of subcutaneous and submucosal edema. Hormonal alterations may trigger a crisis and pregnancy affects the number of seizures. Two clinical cases are presented of pregnant women with a personal history of hereditary angioedema who had crises during pregnancy, delivery and puerperium, followed by satisfactory evolution. A review was conducted about the topic(AU)
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Main subject:
Angioedemas, Hereditary
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. cuba. obstet. ginecol
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Provincial Docente Ginecobstétrico Mariana Grajales/CU