Repeated subileus due to angioedema during renin-angiotensin system blockade

Am J Med Sci. 2006 Jul;332(1):36-8. doi: 10.1097/00000441-200607000-00007.

Abstract

A 77-year-old man with membranous nephropathy was treated with triple blockade of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and developed subileus six times in 5 months. The resection of his sigmoid colon uncovered angioedema. It should be noted that angiotensin-converting enzyme or angiotensin receptor blocker can cause angioedema of the intestine and induce subileus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angioedema / complications*
  • Angioedema / pathology
  • Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers / adverse effects*
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / adverse effects*
  • Colon, Sigmoid / pathology
  • Glomerulonephritis, Membranous / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Ileus / etiology*
  • Ileus / pathology
  • Male
  • Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists / adverse effects*
  • Recurrence
  • Renin-Angiotensin System / drug effects*

Substances

  • Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists