A case of angioedema associated with eosinophilia.
- Author:
Won Ki KO
;
Yeong Yeon YUN
;
Jung Won PARK
;
Jun Myung PARK
;
Hye Yoon KANG
;
Sang Ho CHO
;
Chein Soo HONG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
angioedema;
eosinophilia
- MeSH:
Angioedema*;
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Body Weight;
Eosinophilia*;
Europe;
Fever;
Humans;
Japan;
United States;
Urticaria
- From:Journal of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology
1999;19(3):504-508
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Episodic angioedema with eosinophilia was described by Gleich, et al. as a distinct entity characterized by recurrent angioedema, urticaria, leukocytoeis with remarkable eosinophilia, fever and periadically increased body weight. Since then, several cases of this disorder have been reported in the United States, Europe and Japan. We present a Korean patient whose clinical, histopathologic, and laboratory findings are consistent with the syndrome of episodic angioedema with eosinophilia. This case supports the previous study that revealed some differences between Asian and Caucasian patients.
