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Case Reports
. 2017 Mar 31;5(5):707-710.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.925. eCollection 2017 May.

Isolated intestinal type angioedema due to ACE-inhibitor therapy

Stephen Palmquist  1 , Benji Mathews  2
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Case Reports

Isolated intestinal type angioedema due to ACE-inhibitor therapy

Stephen Palmquist et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

A 42-year-old woman presents with abdominal pain after taking her first dose of lisinopril. Visceral angioedema was diagnosed based on clinical suspicion and abdominal computed tomography (CT). Awareness of this rare side effect of a common medication is key to avoid delays in diagnosis and unnecessary procedures.

Keywords: ACE‐inhibitor side effects; Accurate and timely diagnosis; intestinal angioedema; lisinopril‐induced small bowel edema.

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Figure 1
Axial contrast‐enhanced CT images demonstrated thickening of the bowel wall with submucosal edema and all layers of the bowel delineated. (Yellow arrows).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Coronal contrast‐enhanced CT image demonstrated thickening of the bowel wall with submucosal edema and all layers of the bowel delineated. (Yellow arrows).
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