Angioedema

Angioedema

Is the rapid swelling of the dermis, subcutaneous tissue, mucosa and submucosal tissues. In short it is the swelling of the throat.

In the past, angioedema was referred to by the term angioneurotic edema, which wrongly implied that the phenomenon was due to neurosis.

Cases where angioedema progresses rapidly should be treated as a medical emergency as airway obstruction and suffocation can occur. Epinephrine may be lifesaving when the cause of angioedema is allergic. In the case of hereditary angioedema, treatment with epinephrine has not been shown to be helpful.

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