Computed tomography of the gastrointestinal manifestation of hereditary angioedema

Masaki Wakisaka; Mitsutaka Shuto; Hisanori Abe; Masaaki Tajima; Hidefumi Shiroshita; Toshio Bandoh; Tsuyoshi Arita; Michio Kobayashi; Tomoko Nakayama; Fumito Okada; Hiromu Mori; Naoki Uemura

doi:10.1007/s11604-008-0287-y

Computed tomography of the gastrointestinal manifestation of hereditary angioedema

Radiat Med. 2008 Dec;26(10):618-21. doi: 10.1007/s11604-008-0287-y. Epub 2009 Jan 8.

Authors

Masaki Wakisaka¹, Mitsutaka Shuto, Hisanori Abe, Masaaki Tajima, Hidefumi Shiroshita, Toshio Bandoh, Tsuyoshi Arita, Michio Kobayashi, Tomoko Nakayama, Fumito Okada, Hiromu Mori, Naoki Uemura

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Arita Gastrointestinal Hospital, 1-2-6 Maki, Oita, Japan. wakisaka@arita-hp.or.jp

PMID: 19132494
DOI: 10.1007/s11604-008-0287-y

Abstract

We report a case of gastrointestinal manifestation of hereditary angioedema. Computed tomography (CT) revealed wall thickening of the gastric antrum, duodenum, and jejunum. Dilatation of the third part of the duodenum, thickening of the small bowel mesentery and omentum, and retroperitoneal edema were present. The importance of considering this condition in patients presenting such CT findings correlated with the appropriate history is discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain / etiology
Angioedemas, Hereditary / complications
Angioedemas, Hereditary / diagnostic imaging*
Angioedemas, Hereditary / drug therapy
Complement C1 Inhibitor Protein / administration & dosage
Complement Inactivating Agents / administration & dosage
Diagnosis, Differential
Edema / etiology
Female
Gastrointestinal Tract / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Middle Aged
Nausea / etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

Substances

Complement C1 Inhibitor Protein
Complement Inactivating Agents