Angioneurotic edema, agranulocytosis, and fatal septicemia following captopril therapy

Am J Med. 1986 Aug;81(2):336-8. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(86)90274-3.

Abstract

Captopril, an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor used in the treatment of hypertension, has been associated with hematologic as well as dermatologic side effects. Two patients with captopril-induced angioneurotic edema, one of whom had fatal granulocytopenia and overwhelming polymicrobial sepsis, are presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Agranulocytosis / chemically induced*
  • Agranulocytosis / complications
  • Angioedema / chemically induced*
  • Angioedema / complications
  • Captopril / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sepsis / complications*

Substances

  • Captopril