Hereditary angioedema: death after a dental extraction

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Forrest, A
Milne, N
Soon, A
Griffith University Author(s)
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2017
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Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a group of three uncommon and potentially fatal conditions, each of which is transmitted as a somatic dominant trait. A recognized trigger to attacks is dental treatment, with tooth extraction frequently reported in the published work. The clinical symptoms may not manifest for many hours or even days after the procedure. We describe a recent case in Australia in which death resulted from HAE following dental extraction, and we discuss its post-mortem presentation and diagnosis, highlighting the need for dental practitioners to be aware of this condition.Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a group of three uncommon and potentially fatal conditions, each of which is transmitted as a somatic dominant trait. A recognized trigger to attacks is dental treatment, with tooth extraction frequently reported in the published work. The clinical symptoms may not manifest for many hours or even days after the procedure. We describe a recent case in Australia in which death resulted from HAE following dental extraction, and we discuss its post-mortem presentation and diagnosis, highlighting the need for dental practitioners to be aware of this condition.
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Journal Title
Australian Dental Journal
Volume
62
Issue
1
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Author Posting. Copyright 2017 Australian Dental Association. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Hereditary angioedema: death after a dental extraction, Australian Dental Journal, Volume 62, Issue 1, Pages 107–110, 2017 which has been published in final form at 10.1111/adj.12447. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-820227.html#terms)
Subject
Clinical sciences
Dentistry
Dentistry not elsewhere classified
Health services and systems
Public health