A Unique Case of Angioedema With Anti-C1 Inhibitor Antibodies and Normal C1 Inhibitor Levels

J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 2016;26(2):111-2. doi: 10.18176/jiaci.0021.

Authors

M Bova¹, A Petraroli¹, S Loffredo^{1

2}, G Marone^{1

2

3}, M Triggiani⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
² Center for Basic and Clinical Immunology Research (CISI), University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
³ Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology "Gaetano Salvatore" (IEOS), National Research Council (CNR), Naples, Italy.
⁴ Department of Medicine, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.

PMID: 27164627
DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0021

No abstract available

Keywords: Acquired; Angioedema; Anti-C1 inhibitor antibody; Icatibant.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Angioedemas, Hereditary / blood
Angioedemas, Hereditary / diagnosis*
Angioedemas, Hereditary / immunology*
Angioedemas, Hereditary / pathology
Autoantibodies / blood*
Complement C1 Inactivator Proteins / genetics
Complement C1 Inactivator Proteins / immunology
Complement C1 Inhibitor Protein
Female
Gene Expression
Humans

Substances

Autoantibodies
Complement C1 Inactivator Proteins
Complement C1 Inhibitor Protein
SERPING1 protein, human