Hereditary angioedema in childhood: a challenging diagnosis you cannot afford to miss.

Abstract excerpt

Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare inherited disease that is often difficult to diagnose. We report a case of a 9-year-old boy with a spontaneous mutation causing HAE, diagnosed after a life-threatening episode of angioedema of the head and upper respiratory tract after a 5-year history of recurrent skin swellings and abdominal pain leading to several hospital admissions. The aim of this report is to direct...

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