IP International Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicological Sciences
Official Publication of Khyati Education And Research Foundation
Official Publication of Khyati Education And Research Foundation
Print ISSN: 2581-9844
Online ISSN: 2456-9615
CODEN : IIJFA2
IP International Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicological Sciences (IJFMTS) open access, peer-reviewed quarterly journal publishing since 2016 and is published under the Khyati Education and Research Foundation (KERF), is registered as a non-profit society (under the society registration act, 1860), Government of India with the vision of various accredited vocational courses in healthcare, education, paramedical, yoga, publication, teaching and research activity, with the aim of faster and better dissemination of knowledge, we will be more...Case Report
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Volume : 6, Issue : 2, Year : 2021
Article Page : 60-65
https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijfmts.2021.015
Abstract
Angioedema related to deficiency of the C1- esterase inhibitor protein (C1-inh) is characterized by lack of response to therapies, which include antihistamines, steroids and epinephrine. In case of laryngeal edema, mortality rate is an estimated mammoth 30 percent. The first case of such acquired form of angioedema related to the deficiency in C1- esterase inhibitor was published in 1972. In the present case, we entail details of one such case.,
Keywords: C1 esterase inhibitor, Sudden Death, Hereditary Angioedema, Hereditary Angioneurotic edema, Laryngeal edema
How to cite : Ramalingam S, Narendar R, Narayanan S, Sudden unexpected death due to hereditary angioedema — A case report. IP Int J Forensic Med Toxicol Sci 2021;6(2):60-65
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