Case Presentation: A 65 year old male with a history of diabetes mellitus type II complicated by neuropathy presented with profound facial and oropharyngeal edema after ingesting his usual medications. He was hemodynamically stable and without urticaria on exam. The patient could not speak and his airway was deemed compromised, so he underwent urgent nasopharyngeal [...]

Case Presentation: A 42-year-old African-American G8P5 woman with no significant past medical history developed tongue swelling the day after a preterm labor induction due to hydrops fetalis. The swelling initially resolved on the same day and the patient was discharged. However, during the following weeks, her tongue swelled almost every day. By the seventh week, [...]

Case Presentation: A 23 year-old Guatemalan man presented to the hospital with right sided facial swelling, vesicular lesions on the eyelids and ulcers on the tongue. He was admitted with seven similar episodes during the past three months and was treated with steroids, antibiotics, antihistamines and also antiviral therapy for possible cellulitis and Herpes associated [...]

Case Presentation: A 21 year old Caucasian female with an unremarkable medical history presented with sudden onset of throat, lip and tongue angioedema. Due to concern for complications, she was given intravenous (IV) diphenhydramine, solumedrol and epinephrine (0.3mg of 1:1000 concentration). Patient developed acute hypoxic respiratory failure and hypotension. She required mechanically assisted ventilation and [...]