From: High occurrence of antihistamine resistance in patients with recurrent idiopathic angioedema
Total group (n = 120) | |
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Female (%) | 78 (65%) |
Male (%) | 42 (35%) |
Mean age at first consult (range) | |
All patients | 51 (13–86) |
Duration of disease (%) | |
< 1 year | 44 (37%) |
1 to < 5 years | 50 (42%) |
5 to < 10 years | 14 (12%) |
10 years or > | 12 (10%) |
Family history with AE; first grade family membera (%) | |
Unknown | 51 (43%) |
No | 59 (50%) |
Yes | 10 (8%) |
Referral (%) | |
General practitioner | 63 (53%) |
Secondary or tertiary treatment center | 57 (48%) |
Locations of AE attacks (%) | |
Facial | 105 (88%) |
Oropharyngeal | 93 (78%) |
Laryngeal | 28 (23%) |
Abdominal | 8 (7%) |
Peripheral | 37 (31%) |