Hereditary angioedema in children and adolescents

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Eli Mansour
Camila L. Veronez
Timothy Craig
Anete Sevciovic Grumach

Keywords

Hereditary angioedema, C1 inhibitor, child, attack, treatment, pediatric, prophylaxis

Abstract

Hereditary angioedema is a genetic disease with autosomal dominant inheritance and, in most cases, caused by C1 inhibitor deficiency. Patients present with recurrent edema affecting sub-cutaneous and mucus membranes with variable onset and severity. More than 50% of patients may become symptomatic before 10 years of age. Family history can help with the diagnosis; however, approximately 25% of the cases are de novo mutations. Biochemical diagnosis should be delayed until after 1 year of age. Children were often excluded from advances in therapy for hereditary angioedema since most of the new medicines were tested in adults and thus excluded by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other agencies for approval to be used in children. Treatment of attacks is available for the pediatric patient; however, barriers still exist for the use of long-term prophylaxis in young children.

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