Is facial swelling always an allergy? A case of superior vena
cava syndrome mimicking angioedema

Maria Zasadzińska; Wojciech Włodarczyk; Dominika Wójcicka; Krzysztof Piwowarek

doi:10.5114/pja.2026.161327

eISSN: 2391-6052
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Alergologia Polska - Polish Journal of Allergology

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Maria Zasadzińska

¹

,

Wojciech Włodarczyk

²

,

Dominika Wójcicka

²

,

Krzysztof Piwowarek

²

Department of Internal Medicine, Independent Public Specialist John Paul II Western Hospital, Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland
Department of Internal Diseases, Infectious Diseases, and Allergology, Military Institute of Medicine – National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pja.2026.161327

Online publish date: 2026/04/24

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Is facial swelling always an allergy? A case of superior vena cava syndrome mimicking angioedema

Maria Zasadzińska 1 , Wojciech Włodarczyk 2 , Dominika Wójcicka 2 , Krzysztof Piwowarek 2

Maria Zasadzińska

¹

,

Wojciech Włodarczyk

²

,

Dominika Wójcicka

²

,

Krzysztof Piwowarek

²