{"id":153931,"date":"2022-04-19T05:57:05","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T05:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=153931"},"modified":"2023-06-11T11:07:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T11:07:25","slug":"hereditary-angioedema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/hereditary-angioedema\/","title":{"rendered":"Hereditary angioedema"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A rare autosomal dominant disease marked by episodic bouts of subcutaneous and submucosal edema, especially of the gastrointestinal tract or the upper airways. It is caused by the hereditary lack of a protein (Cl INH) that inactivates complement or by the malfunction of this protein. Physical trauma or psychological stress may precipitate attacks. The symptoms usually worsen after puberty. Anabolic steroids are typically used to treat HAE.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>A deficiency in complement, a component of the immune system, characterized by the obstruction of lymphatic vessels leading to temporary swelling (edema) in various regions of the skin, mucous membranes, and occasionally internal organs.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rare autosomal dominant disease marked by episodic bouts of subcutaneous and submucosal edema, especially of the gastrointestinal tract or the upper airways. It is caused by the hereditary lack of a protein (Cl INH) that inactivates complement or by the malfunction of this protein. Physical trauma or psychological stress may precipitate attacks. The symptoms [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-153931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-h"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Hereditary angioedema - Definition of Hereditary angioedema<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A rare autosomal dominant disease marked by episodic bouts of subcutaneous and submucosal edema, especially of the gastrointestinal tract or the upper airways. 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