Angioneurotic Edema
Categories: DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUSSources: A Manual Of Peroral Endoscopy And Laryngeal Surgery
Angioneurotic edema involving the esophagus, may produce
intermittent and transient dysphagia. The lesions are rarely limited
to the esophagus alone; they may occur in any portion of the
gastrointestinal, genitourinary, or respiratory tracts, and
concomitant cutaneous manifestations usually render the diagnosis
clear. The treatment is general.
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