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Review
. 2011 Aug;11(4):390-6.
doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.11-4-390.

Does this patient with urticaria/angioedema have anaphylaxis?

G P Spickett  1 , C Stroud
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Review

Does this patient with urticaria/angioedema have anaphylaxis?

G P Spickett et al. Clin Med (Lond). 2011 Aug.
No abstract available

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Figures

Fig 1.
Fig 1.
Diagram of factors involved in generation of angioedema and the roles of C1-esterase inhibitor and angiotensin-converting enzyme (HMW = high molecular weight).
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