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| Authors: | P A RAZIS I H COULSON T R GOULD I L FINDLEY |
| Institution: | P.A. Razis, MB, ChB, FFARCS, Registrar, T.R. Gould, MBBS, FFARCS, Consultant, I.L. Findley, MB, ChB, FFARCS, Consultant, Department of Anaesthesia, I.H. Coulson, BSc, MBBS, MRCP, Registrar, Department of Dermatology, St George's Hospital, London SW17. |
| Abstract: | A case of acquired C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency and its anaesthetic implications is presented. Prophylaxis against angioneurotic oedema using danazol and tranexamic acid is described and the resultant complication of mesenteric venous thrombosis reported. |
| Keywords: | Complement C esterase inhibitor deficiency Complications mesenteric vein thrombosis angio-oedema |