Abstract
4/2020
vol. 37
Special paper
Angioedema. Interdisciplinary diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations of the Polish Dermatological Society (PTD) and Polish Society of Allergology (PTA)
- Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
- Department of Clinical and Environmental Allergology, Jagiellonian University, Clinical and Environmental Allergology Centre, University Hospital, Krakow, Poland
- Department of Immunology and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
- Department of Internal Medicine, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Paediatric Pneumonology and Allergology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
- Department of Pneumonology, Jan and Irena Rudnik Division of the Institute of Tuberculosis and Pulmonary Diseases, Rabka, Poland
- Department of Dermatology and Immunodermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- Dermatology Clinic, Medical and Health Science Faculty, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland
- Department of Dermatology, Paediatric and Oncological Dermatology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
- Department of Experimental Dermatology and Cosmetology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
Adv Dermatol Allergol 2020; XXXVII (4): 445–451
Online publish date: 2020/09/02
Angioedema is a non-inflammatory oedema of the subcutaneous tissue and/or mucosal membranes. It most commonly coexists with urticaria wheals and is considered to be a deep form of urticaria. Less commonly, it occurs in isolation and can take two basic forms: acquired angioedema and hereditary angioedema. Currently, there are 4 defined types of acquired angioedema and 7 types of hereditary angioedema. Treatment of angioedema depends on its form and etiological factors. Especially the genetic form, i.e. hereditary angioedema, is a considerable challenge for medical specialists, particularly dermatologists and allergists.
Keywords
angioedema, icatibant, ecallantide, rituximab, Berinert, Ruconest, Firazyr, Lanadelumab
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