Bowel Surgery Necessary for HAE Patient After Therapy Fails
Despite being treated for gastrointestinal symptoms of a hereditary angioedema (HAE) attack, an 80-year-old woman with the disease had to undergo surgery to pinpoint their exact cause. Her abdominal pain, vomiting, and nausea eased only mildly with a C1-esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) concentrate, a type of medication usually recommended to…