Valsartan, a medication used to treat high blood pressure, caused angioedema in the neck and face of a patient who was receiving surgery on his lower back, a Jordanian case report shows. The study, “Intraoperative angioedema induced by angiotensin II receptor blocker: a case report,” was published in…
Delayed angioedema can be triggered when a person eats red meat following a tick bite, according to a case report from Jersey Shore University Medical Center in the U.S. The study, “Diagnosing Meat Allergy After Tick Bite Without Delay,” was published in the Journal of the American…
Patients with hereditary angioedema caused by deficiencies in the complement C1-inhibitor protein experience symptomatic relief and remission with the use of on-demand treatments, according to an Italian study. Firazyr (icatibant), an agonist of the bradykinin receptor, led to reduced attack durations compared to plasma derived C1-inhibitor treatments. But the treatment also…
A new gene therapy candidate, ADVM-053, developed by Adverum Biotechnologies, was granted orphan drug status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of hereditary angioedema (HAE). The FDA’s orphan drug designation program grants orphan status to investigational therapies being developed for the diagnosis or treatment of…
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