PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Tse, Kevin
AU  - Zuraw, Bruce L.
TI  - Recognizing and managing hereditary angioedema
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.80a.12073
DP  - 2013 May 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 297--308
VI  - 80
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/80/5/297.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/80/5/297.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2013 May 01; 80
AB  - Hereditary angioedema is a rare but life-threatening disease characterized by recurring attacks of swelling of any part of the body, without hives. Prompt recognition is critical so that treatment can be started to minimize morbidity and the risk of death. Drugs have recently become available to prevent and treat acute attacks.