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ArticleBMC pediatrics2019

Significant predictive factors of the severity and outcomes of the first attack of acute angioedema in children.

Yuan-Jhen Syue, Chao-Jui Li, Wen-Liang Chen, Tsung-Han Lee, Cheng-Chieh Huang, Mei-Chueh Yang, Chih-Ming Lin, Meng-Huan Wu, Chu-Chung Chou, Chin-Fu Chang and 1 more

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Article in BMC pediatrics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Yuan-Jhen SyueDepartment of Anesthesiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chao-Jui LiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Wen-Liang ChenDepartment of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Tsung-Han LeeDepartment of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Cheng-Chieh HuangDepartment of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Mei-Chueh YangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanshsiao Street, Changhua, 500, Taiwan.
Chih-Ming LinDepartment of Neurology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua City, Taiwan.
Meng-Huan WuDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chu-Chung ChouDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanshsiao Street, Changhua, 500, Taiwan.
Chin-Fu ChangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanshsiao Street, Changhua, 500, Taiwan.
Yan-Ren LinDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, 135 Nanshsiao Street, Changhua, 500, Taiwan. h6213.lac@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-9015-2678
Chang Gung University · TWNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWChanghua Christian Hospital · TWKaohsiung Medical University · TWDayeh University · TW

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Abstract

backgroundThe initial episode of angioedema in children can be potential life-threatening due to the lack of prompt identification and treatment. We aimed to analyze the factors predicting the severity and outcomes of the first attack of acute angioedema in children.

methodsThis was a retrospective study with 406 children (< 18 years) who presented in the emergency department (ED) with an initial episode of acute angioedema and who had subsequent follow-up visits in the out-patient department from January 2008 to December 2014. The severity of the acute angioedema was categorized as severe (requiring hospital admission), moderate (requiring a stay in the short-term pediatric observation unit [POU]), or mild (discharged directly from the ED). The associations among the disease severity, patient demographics and clinical presentation were analyzed.

resultIn total, 109 (26.8%) children had severe angioedema, and the majority of those children were male (65.1%). Most of the children were of preschool age (56.4%), and only 6.4% were adolescents. The co-occurrence of pyrexia or urticaria, etiologies of the angioedema related to medications or infections, the presence of respiratory symptoms, and a history of allergies (asthma, allergic rhinitis) were predictors of severe angioedema (all p < 0.05). Finally, the duration of angioedema was significantly shorter in children who had received short-term POU treatment (2.1 ± 1.1 days) than in those who discharged from ED directly (2.3 ± 1.4 days) and admitted to the hospital (3.5 ± 2.0 days) (p < 0.001).

conclusionThe co-occurrence of pyrexia or urticaria, etiologies related to medications or infections, the presence of respiratory symptoms, and a history of allergies were predictors of severe angioedema. More importantly, short-term POU observation and prompt treatment might be benefit for patients who did not require hospital admission.

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Acute DiseaseAdolescentAnalysis of VarianceAngioedemaChildChild, PreschoolDrug HypersensitivityFemaleFeverFood HypersensitivityHospitalizationHumansInfantInfectionsInsect Bites and StingsMaleAllergyAngioedemaChildrenEpinephrineFirst attackUrticaria

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