Angioedema: causes, symptoms, treatment and photo allergic reactions

Angioedema is a lesion of the mucous membrane of the body, and is most common in the fairer sex at a young age. Also called giant urticaria.

The causes of the disease

The main causes are allergic reactions and some diseases.

Allergic form of angioedema. The reason can be almost any allergies caused by insect bite, pollen, food.

Non-allergic cause is also related to allergens, in the form of a major role is played by heredity.

In addition, the cause of angioedema are and problems with many internal organs. In this case, angioedema can be a disease of chronic character, and may arise spontaneously and unexpectedly.

If the cause can not be identified, the case is referred to the idiopathic form of the disease.

The most common diseases that are the cause of edema are:

• Gastritis. Due to the not quite correct of the gastrointestinal tract, not all substances dissolve completely in the body and can cause swelling;
• Giardiasis. Caused by a parasite that secretes a in the body products in your life. Quite dangerous "neighborhood", and people, are particularly susceptible to allergic reactions, can easily get sick and angioedema;
• Hypothyroidism. This disease disrupts the function of the thyroid gland. The fact that it is found and swelling, is a normal phenomenon, but when running the problem, it is poured into a large angioedema;
• Angioedema can be a quite dangerous disease, especially when attacking the respiratory tract (see photo). The inability to breathe properly may involve not just a health hazard but also a danger to life.

  Often may require emergency care, and hospitalization, and it concerns not only problems in the area of the respiratory tract. Gastritis angioedema can cause unbearable, cutting pain in the abdomen.

  And the most dangerous swelling in the brain area. In case of untimely medical aid possible rapid death. Before that, severe headache, dizziness and vomiting should not be ignored.

  Treatment of angioedema

  First aid for acute edema is immediately input in the form of injections of certain drugs. Most often it is: the solution of adrenaline, antihistamine drugs such as "claritin", "Telfast", "Zyrtec".

  Angioedema requires mandatoryhospitalization, during which in the first hours the patient prescribed IV fluids with 5% of Epsilon-aminocaproic acid, which contributes to ostranenie symptoms and relieves puffiness.

  Treatment of angioedema is complex and in stages

  First, identify the cause of the edema. Only when determining the cause, you can assign further treatment. By the way, by identify the allergen, it will have once and for all be excluded from life.

  Second, the assigned ephedrine, ascorbic acid. These drugs enhance the activity of the sympathetic nervous system during swelling.

  Third, apply antihistamines, which relieve the main symptoms of edema.

  In addition to the main treatment, your doctor may prescribe ancillary drugs, for example, gamma globulin, or vitamin complexes, and hormones. You need to understand that certain drugs are prescribed, on the basis of localization of angioedema and its complications.

  Prevention of the disease

  The primary means of preventing edema is always in complete rejection of contact with allergens. Any allergic reaction must be identified and systematized, in order to avoid repetition.

  

  Given that is called angioedema and certain diseases, in prevention, you can specify their timely diagnosis and treatment.

  In addition, you always need to have antiallergic medication broad-spectrum, which can be purchased in any pharmacy without a doctor's prescription, for example: "Clargotil", "Zodak", "Parlazin".

  And most importantly, it is impossible to let go, or to self-medicate when angioedema is too dangerous and can lead to death.