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Fresh frozen plasma in the treatment of ACE inhibitor-induced angioedema
  1. Michael Stewart,
  2. Ray McGlone
  1. Emergency Department, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Michael Stewart, michael{at}gradmedic.org

Angioedema secondary to the use of ACE-inhibitors is well recognised, with a high rate of airway intervention required. Several treatments have been described, but little evidence exists for any of them. We describe the successful use of fresh frozen plasma in two cases.

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