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This article will
explain the causes, symptoms and management of angioedema in
children; however, for better understanding, angioedema medical
definition is given in the beginning.
The angioedema medical
definition is an allergic skin disorder typically characterized by
itchless and painless swelling involving the skin, dermis,
subcutaneous tissues, the mucous membranes, and occasionally, the
viscera. Other common names of angioedema are
Quincke edema, angioneurotic edema, giant urticaria, and Quincke's
disease.
Angioedema in children can be caused by
allergic reactions (e.g. rubber allergy), ACE inhibitor therapy, drugs
(e.g. aspirin), insect bites (e.g. ladybug), some autoimmune reasons or
it can be a hereditary problem.
The most common
and obvious symptoms of angioedema in children entail swelling
on certain parts of the body, abdominal pain and cramps occur
frequently. These symptoms usually occur without any recognizable
cause. In some case the child may start vomiting or nausea without any
obvious reason.
Hereditary angioedema becomes evident in children with the mean age of
4.8 years. It can affect boys and equal number of girls. Girls can be
impacted easily due to hormonal changes during their puberty. A
qualified doctor can diagnose the problem by obtaining the respective
blood tests.
Ongoing
monitoring and documenting of the symptoms observed can help the
physician to formulate a treatment plan efficiently. In case of sudden
abdominal pain certain painkillers and anti-nausea agents can be
hopeful.
Children can
suffer recurrent episodes of angioedema and the abdominal pain so you
must take some necessary steps to manage this annoying problem. The
teachers and caregivers who are supervising such children must have the
telephone numbers of the parents, HAE center or the physician. If the
child is going for outing, emergency medications, his emergency
identification card and the letter by the physician should be kept at
hand. If the child is stay out of home for a longer period of time, you
should consult the situation in detail with the physician.
P.S. (from
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