angioedema;
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
hypertension;
late onset;
D O I:
10.1016/S0828-282X(07)70762-6
中图分类号:
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号:
1002 ;
100201 ;
摘要:
Angioedema is a rare but potentially life-threatening adverse effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. A patient who presented with facial angioedema four months after initiating antihypertensive treatment with enalapril is described. Angioedema due to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors usually appears during the first weeks of treatment. Late-onset angioedema is often unrecognized.