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The Story of Angioedema: from Quincke to Bradykinin.
Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology - 1 Oct 2016
Reshef Avner, Kidon Mona, Leibovich Iris
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The term "swelling" has been used in the old scriptures to illustrate a change of normal figure and, as such, an expression of illness. It should be noted that in ancient times, human diseases were very often regarded a punishment from God. Hence, it is not surprising that one of the oldest tests for infidelity involved swelling as an inflicted punishment. The great Greek physician Hippocrates (377-460 BC),...
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