Angioedema
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Angioedema Incidence
Facts about angioedema:
About 1 out of 5000 people in the US have angioedema.
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Angioedema Symptoms
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Last Updated: Feb 25, 2008
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Gompels MM, Lock RJ, Abinun M, Bethune CA, Davies G, Grattan C, Fay AC, Longhurst HJ, Morrison L, Price A, Price M, Watters D. C1 inhibitor deficiency: consensus document. Clin Exp Immunol. 2005 Mar;139(3):379-94.
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Zuraw BL. Current and future therapy for hereditary angioedema. Clin Immunol. 2005 Jan;114(1):10-6.
