Case Report: Post-operative Angioedema After a Laryngeal Mask Airway Application

Frontiers in Medicine

Sujatha P. Bhandary¹  Suren Soghomonyan²  Qian Fleming² 

[1] Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA, United States;Department of Anesthesiology, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States;

关键词: angioedema;    quincke's edema;    anesthesia complications;    lisinopril;    laryngeal mask airway;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2021.566100

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Angioedema with macroglossia is a rare complication of anesthesia. We present a clinical case of post-operative development of angioedema presenting as macroglossia in a patient receiving chronic therapy with lisinopril, who developed symptoms in the early post-operative period following surgery in a lateral position, when a laryngeal mask airway was used. Possible mechanisms of angioedema and macroglossia development in our patient are discussed along with potential underlying predisposing mechanisms and available therapeutic approaches.

【 授权许可】

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