Kupryś-Lipińska I, Korczyńska P, Tworek D, Kuna P. Case reportEffectiveness of omalizumab in a patient with a life-threatening episode of bronchospasm and larynx angioedema after exposure to house dust. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii. 2014;31(1):39-44. doi:10.5114/pdia.2014.40659.
APA
Kupryś-Lipińska, I., Korczyńska, P., Tworek, D., & Kuna, P. (2014). Case reportEffectiveness of omalizumab in a patient with a life-threatening episode of bronchospasm and larynx angioedema after exposure to house dust. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii, 31(1), 39-44. https://doi.org/10.5114/pdia.2014.40659
Chicago
Kupryś-Lipińska, Izabela, Paulina Korczyńska, Damian Tworek, and Piotr Kuna. 2014. "Case reportEffectiveness of omalizumab in a patient with a life-threatening episode of bronchospasm and larynx angioedema after exposure to house dust". Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii 31 (1): 39-44. doi:10.5114/pdia.2014.40659.
Harvard
Kupryś-Lipińska, I., Korczyńska, P., Tworek, D., and Kuna, P. (2014). Case reportEffectiveness of omalizumab in a patient with a life-threatening episode of bronchospasm and larynx angioedema after exposure to house dust. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii, 31(1), pp.39-44. https://doi.org/10.5114/pdia.2014.40659
MLA
Kupryś-Lipińska, Izabela et al. "Case reportEffectiveness of omalizumab in a patient with a life-threatening episode of bronchospasm and larynx angioedema after exposure to house dust." Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii, vol. 31, no. 1, 2014, pp. 39-44. doi:10.5114/pdia.2014.40659.
Vancouver
Kupryś-Lipińska I, Korczyńska P, Tworek D, Kuna P. Case reportEffectiveness of omalizumab in a patient with a life-threatening episode of bronchospasm and larynx angioedema after exposure to house dust. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii. 2014;31(1):39-44. doi:10.5114/pdia.2014.40659.
Omalizumab is a monoclonal antibody against IgE, nowadays approved for the treatment of persistent severe (EU) or moderate-to severe (USA) IgE-mediated asthma but there is also some evidence (case reports and four published clinical trials) on the effectiveness of this medication in urticaria and angioedema. The case of a 42-year-old woman suffering from severe allergic asthma and severe chronic urticaria with concomitant angioedema is presented in the article. She had a life-threatening episode of bronchospasm and larynx edema after exposure to house dust recorded in her medical history. The patient did not respond to standard therapy. The improvement in asthma control and remission of chronic urticaria and angioedema was achieved after introducing the therapy with omalizumab.
Keywords
severe asthma, chronic urticaria, life-threatening angioedema, omalizumab