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Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
Published in: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Short Report

Angioedema suppressed by a combination of anti-histamine and leukotriene modifier

Authors: Brendan N. Wong, Peter Vadas

Published in: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Rationale

Angioedema without co-existent urticaria is due to a limited number of causes, including hereditary and acquired C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency, drug-induced angioedema or idiopathic histaminergic or non-histaminergic angioedema. We describe a cohort of patients with recurrent angioedema whose clinical features and response to medications are distinct from the causes above.

Methods

Patients were accrued retrospectively from an academic allergy practice between 2007 and 2014. After institutional research ethics board approval, patients’ charts were reviewed and demographic, clinical and laboratory data were extracted.

Results

A total of 11 patients were recruited. The mean age at presentation was 54.9 years (range 19–70 years) and 6 of 11 were male. The mean number of episodes per year was 18.7 (range 2–60) and mean duration of episodes was 22.4 h (range 4–96). About half of episodes (52%) began overnight. Areas of involvement were lips (73%), tongue (64%), eyelids (18%), feet (36%) and hands (27%). None of the patients had low C3, C4, or CH50; none had significantly positive ANA; C1 esterase inhibitor level and function and C1q were normal in all patients tested. In these 11 patients, complete suppression of recurrences by the combination of cetirizine 20 mg daily and montelukast 10 mg daily was reported by 9 (82%) of patients; whereas 2 (18%) of patients had a partial response to this combination of medications.

Conclusions

Herein, we report a form of angioedema without urticaria, mediated by a combination of histamine and leukotrienes. Clinical, demographic and therapeutic characteristics differentiate this from other recognized causes of angioedema.
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Metadata
Title
Angioedema suppressed by a combination of anti-histamine and leukotriene modifier
Authors
Brendan N. Wong
Peter Vadas
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1710-1492
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-017-0201-1

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