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Angioedema can be acute or chronic, acquired or hereditary.
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Angioedema is broadly classified into 3 categories: (1) histamine-mediated, (2) bradykinin-mediated, and (3) idiopathic.3
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The patient’s symptoms will help distinguish histamine- and bradykinin-mediated angioedema. See Figure 2.
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