JeriNicares.com
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JeriniCares | HAE | hereditary angioedema | rare diseases
Description
Excerpted from the website:
- Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare, debilitating, potentially life-threatening genetic disease characterized by recurring attacks of edema (swelling) in various parts of the body, including the upper airways (throat or larynx), hands, feet, face, and abdomen (stomach). HAE attacks affecting the hands face, and feet can be severely disfiguring, whereas abdominal attacks, caused by swelling of the intestinal wall, are marked by severe stomach pain. Attacks that affect the airway/throat can be life-threatening, as swelling can constrict the larynx or enlarge the tongue which can quickly lead to suffocation.
