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a. Hereditary angioedema
b. Repeated swelling of face, lips, or tongue without hives
c. Allergic reaction of their face or throat swelling caused by high blood pressure medication [specifically angiotensin-converting enzyme [ACE] inhibitors]
d. Allergic reaction of face or throat swelling caused by starting birth control pills or hormone replacement therapy
e. Throat or tongue swelling that lead to their death that was not caused by a severe reaction to a bee sting or peanut allergy
Has your doctor told you that you have:
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Has your doctor told you that you have:
- Hereditary angioedema
- Low serum C4 (also known as complement component 4 ) in your blood
- A low C1 inhibitor level in your blood
- Low C1 esterase inhibitor levels in your blood
- Drug allergy to the high blood pressure medications called angiotensin-converting enzyme [ACE] inhibitors that causes the throat or face to swell
- Drug allergy to estrogen, the hormone in many birth control pills the throat or face to swell
- A change/mutation in the SERPING1, F12, ANGPT1, PLG, or KNG1 gene
- Allergic angioedema
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Have you experienced any of the following:
- Repeated swelling in any part of the face, tongue, larynx, or throat without hives or an itching sensation
- An episode of swelling (edema) in your face, lips, tongue, larynx, or throat unrelated to confirmed food allergy or insect sting
- Allergic reaction of face or throat swelling caused by high blood pressure medication [specifically angiotensin-converting enzyme [ACE] inhibitors]
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Have you had any of the following:
- Episode of shortness of breath caused by swelling tongue or throat
- Almost suffocated/asphyxiated from swelling tongue or airway
- Repeated acute abdominal cramping episodes lasting more than 24 hours with no fever
- Repeated sudden and severe abdominal swelling lasting more than 24 hours with no fever
- Been sent to the emergency room to be checked for appendix problems like appendicitis more than once
- Have had face, tongue, or throat swelling that doesn't respond to antihistamines, corticosteroids, or epinephrine
- Swelling of the genitals without an injury (genital edema)
- Severe swelling after a dental procedure
- Severe sudden swelling of face, tongue, or throat during pregnancy Swollen stomach tissue moving into the tube that connects the stomach to the throat (gastric mucosa inverting into esophagus)
- Severe swelling that did respond to a medication called a bradykinin B2 receptor inhibitor or agonist
- Allergic reaction of face or throat swelling after starting birth control pills
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Patient Experience 1 | |
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The pain is unbearable when I have the swelling attacks in my belly. I used to think that I was just lactose intolerant or had a gluten allergy, but even after I stopped drinking milk and eating bread and cheese my belly would swell and hurt. The swelling lasts for more than one day and is so painful. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been to the emergency room for them just to tell me that my appendix is ok and to follow-up with a gastrointestinal doctor. |
Patient Experience 2 | |
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I had never had any allergies to anything until my doctor had me start a medication to control my blood pressure. It was fine at first, but suddenly one day at work, my face started to swell up like a balloon and soon after it got hard for me to breathe. I was rushed to the hospital and they tried all sorts of medications, but even an Epi-pen didn’t make a difference. It scared me (and my doctors). Obviously they took me off that pill, but now every once in a while my face, tongue, or throat will swell up and stay swollen for a few days. I can’t figure out what makes it happen, but I wish we could make it stop. |
Patient Experience 3 | |
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As a teenager I had random swelling episodes in my hands and feet. When my hands started swelling they would look like someone had filled a rubber glove with air to make it into a balloon! The foot swelling meant I could wear my shoes, but hurt so much I couldn’t walk. I never knew when it might start. It happened sometimes when I banged my hand too hard against a railing or pulled a muscle. Other times it just seemed to start out of nowhere. |
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