Herrmann A, Stange T
Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie Otto Körner, Universität Rostock, Doberaner Strasse 137-139, 18057, Rostock, Deutschland.
HNO. 2011 Feb;59(2):188-91. doi: 10.1007/s00106-010-2149-z.
Non-inflammatory swelling in the head and neck area are usually caused by allergic angioedema. However, other differential diagnoses must always be considered. Superior vena cava syndrome is a rare differential diagnosis of angioedema. Since we treated two such patients within only a few weeks of one another with the initial supposition of an ACE inhibitor-induced angioedema, but who ultimately proved to have lung cancer, we would like to draw attention to this disease pattern.
头颈部的非炎性肿胀通常由过敏性血管性水肿引起。然而，必须始终考虑其他鉴别诊断。上腔静脉综合征是血管性水肿一种罕见的鉴别诊断。由于我们在短短几周内接连治疗了两名这样的患者，最初推测为血管紧张素转换酶（ACE）抑制剂所致血管性水肿，但最终证实患有肺癌，我们想提请注意这种疾病模式。
