| Literature DB >> 27826875 |
Charles Faisant1,2, Aurélie Du Thanh3, Catherine Mansard4,5, Alban Deroux4,5,6, Isabelle Boccon-Gibod4,6, Laurence Bouillet4,5,6,7.
Abstract
Idiopathic non-histaminergic acquired angioedema (InH-AAE) is a rare disease characterized by AE resistant to antihistamines and a chronic course. We report five new cases of InH-AAE (two women and three men) with a rapid and dramatic response to the anti-immunoglobulin-E antibody omalizumab. In our literature review, we found 13 other relevant cases with a good response to this treatment. Overall, in 6 out of 18 patients, the doses of omalizumab required to prevent recurrences of attacks were higher than the licensed dose for chronic urticaria. No significant adverse effects have been reported.Entities:
Keywords: Idiopathic angioedema; non-histaminergic angioedema; omalizumab
Mesh:
Substances:
Year: 2016 PMID: 27826875 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-016-0345-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Immunol ISSN: 0271-9142 Impact factor: 8.317