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ArticleCureus2026

Oseltamivir-Associated Angioedema in a Patient Receiving Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Therapy for Influenza A: A Case Report.

Opemipo A Dosumu

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Opemipo A DosumuInternal Medicine, University of Maryland Global Campus, College Park, USA.

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Abstract

Influenza remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly among elderly patients with comorbidities. Oseltamivir (Tamiflu), a neuraminidase inhibitor, is the most widely prescribed antiviral therapy for influenza A and B. Although oseltamivir is associated with increased nausea and vomiting, it is generally well tolerated. On rare occasions, oseltamivir has been associated with rare hypersensitivity reactions, including angioedema. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are also well known to cause angioedema, sometimes years after therapy initiation. We present the case of a 73-year-old man with influenza A who developed acute lip swelling after starting oseltamivir while on long-term lisinopril therapy. Oseltamivir was discontinued, and the swelling subsided. This raised important diagnostic and therapeutic considerations in differentiating viral illness, drug reaction, and medication-induced angioedema.

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ace-idrug-induced angioedemafacial swellinginfluenza virus type aoseltamivir

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PMID42829677
PMCPMC13633649

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