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Angioedema (overview)

Angioedema (overview) History Donati 1586; Milton 1876; Quincke 1882; Dinkelacker 1882; Osler 1888; Definition Polyätiologic, acute, single or irregular recurrent, 1-7 day persistent, hereditary or acquired, painful or burning, swelling (edema) of the cutis/subcutis and/or the mucosa/submucosa. L...

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