Delayed diagnosis of hereditary angioedema with C1-inhibitor deficiency in iranian children and adolescents

Maryam Ayazi; Mohammad Reza Fazlollahi; Iraj Mohammadzadeh; Abbas Fayezi; Mohammad Nabavi; Seyed Alireza Mahdaviani; Masoud Movahedi; Marzieh Heidarzadeh; Shiva Saghafi; Raheleh Shokouhi Shoormasti; Sajedeh Mohammadian; Henriette Farkas; Zahra Pourpak

doi:10.1111/pai.13028

Delayed diagnosis of hereditary angioedema with C1-inhibitor deficiency in iranian children and adolescents

Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2019 May;30(3):395-398. doi: 10.1111/pai.13028. Epub 2019 Mar 20.

Affiliations

¹ Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Non-Communicable Pediatric Diseases Research Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
³ Division of Allergy and Immunology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
⁴ Department of Immunology and Allergy, Hazrat Rasoul Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁵ Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁶ Department of Immunology and Allergy, Children Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁷ Department of Pediatrics, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
⁸ Hungarian Angioedema Reference Center, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.

PMID: 30690789
DOI: 10.1111/pai.13028

No abstract available

Keywords: Iran; adolescent; age of onset; child; complement C1 inhibitor protein; delayed diagnosis; hereditary angioedema types I and II; precipitating factors.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Angioedemas, Hereditary / diagnosis*
Child
Child, Preschool
Complement C1 Inhibitor Protein / analysis*
Delayed Diagnosis
Female
Humans
Infant
Iran
Male
Young Adult

Substances

Complement C1 Inhibitor Protein