Author Archives: Patricia Inacio PhD

In rare cases, stroke-like symptoms, such as tingling in the face and the left arm, can occur during an acute attack of hereditary angioedema (HAE), a case study reports. The patient, a woman in her 30s, developed facial swelling and abdominal pain. All her symptoms resolved with treatment with…

Newbury Pharmaceuticals is launching its injectable therapy of icatibant, the active agent of Firazyr, in Sweden and Norway to treat acute attacks in people with hereditary angioedema (HAE). “Making Icatibant Newbury available in Sweden and Norway is an important milestone to Newbury as we see the fruits…

Orladeyo (berotralstat), an approved therapy for preventing swelling attacks in hereditary angiodema (HAE), was effective at controlling attacks in an HAE patient with normal C1 inhibitor activity, a case study reported. The clinician said this oral therapy may be particularly suitable for patients who have a needle phobia…

Short-term treatment with Berinert, a plasma-derived form of the C1 inhibitor protein, successfully prevented acute swelling attacks in a patient with hereditary angioedema (HAE) following oral surgery, a case report describes. The report, “Oral Surgery Procedures in a Patient Affected by Hereditary Angioedema Type I,” was published…

Spanish patients with hereditary angioedema reported fewer severe attacks and longer delays for treatment with Firazyr (icatibant injection) compared with patients from other countries, a retrospective analysis shows. Patients in Spain also reported longer‐lasting attacks. Overall, these findings from the Icatibant Outcome Survey highlight differences in disease management…

Favipiravir, an antiviral medication used to treat influenza and, more recently, COVID-19, may trigger angioedema in some individuals, a case study says. The report was published as a clinical commentary, titled “Angioedema After Favip[i]ravir Treatment: Two cases,” in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. Angioedema, a condition characterized…

The burden that hereditary angioedema (HAE) has on patients’ quality of life is seldom discussed during clinical visits, a U.S. study suggests. The study also found that patients fail to fully describe disease symptoms during such appointments, so their struggles are not well-documented. Therefore, researchers recommend a more patient-driven…

A new mutation in the SERPING1 gene linked to hereditary angioedema (HAE) type 1 was identified in three of five members of a Spanish family. Results were published in a letter to the editor of the journal Pediatric Allergy and Immunology titled “Hereditary angioedema caused by a novel intronic variant of SERPING1.” HAE is a form of…

Swelling attacks affecting the airway usually occur in hereditary angioedema patients between the ages of 20 and 30 — and are more frequent among smokers, a study shows. However, the frequency of attacks was higher in people with acquired angioedema, a type of the chronic disorder in which…

Switching from under-the-skin injections to oral pills of Orladeyo (berotralstat), a preventive treatment, can be done without the need to taper prior therapy or go through complex regimens, according to a case study of a patient and her mother, both of whom have hereditary angioedema (HAE). The report,…