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Categories: Articles with short description, Medical emergencies, archived copy as title, Urticaria and angioedema, Effects of external causes

angioedema atrophedema giant hives periodic edema Quincke's edema

Recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs WordNet 3.0

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Recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Angioedema is an area of swelling of the lower layer of skin and tissue just under the skin or mucous membranes. Wikipedia

Skin disease characterized by the rapid swelling of the dermis, subcutaneous tissue, mucosa and submucosal tissues Wikidata

Swelling of the lower layers of the skin, often around the mouth, or of the mucosa or submucosa of the mouth or throat which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions. Wiktionary

Swelling of the lower layers of the skin or of other tissues. Wiktionary (translation)

Angioedema of the throat can cause suffocation and should be treated as a medical emergency. Wiktionary

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drug-induced angioedema

Acquired C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency

hereditary angioedema