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You can use it to refer to a medical condition characterized by the swelling of tissues in the body due to an allergic reaction or an attack of the body's immune system. For example: "John has been diagnosed with angioedema, so he needs to avoid known allergens to avoid further flare-ups."
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angioedema
noun
Swelling of the lower layers of the skin, often around the mouth, or of the mucosa or submucosa of the mouth or throat which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions
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In hereditary angioedema, caused by a defect in the immune system, swellings in the intestinal tract may produce pain, vomiting, or diarrhea, and edema of the larynx may cause death by asphyxiation.
A number of foods and drugs can precipitate allergic angioedema.
Hereditary angioedema usually first appears in late adolescence or early adulthood.
It cannot be controlled by the same methods as allergic angioedema; however, drugs to treat this form have also been developed.
Two very severe forms of allergic reaction — angioedema and Stevens-Johnson syndrome — cause swelling of the mucus membranes and lips.
Complications of chronic urticaria and a related condition, angioedema, may include lethal breathing difficulties and anaphylactic shock.
His swollen hand looked like an allergic reaction known as angioedema.
According to labels on the wall, these include bulimia nervosa, angioedema and urticaria, premenstrual dysphoric disorder and benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Some people who get hives also have a related condition called angioedema, a swelling of tissues deep in the skin (hives develop at the skin's surface).
Although angioedema usually doesn't cause itchiness, it can cause pain or a burning sensation.
A friend of mine who had angioedema of the face occasionally needed emergency treatment when the swelling of her tongue threatened to cut off her airway.
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