Department of Respiratory Medicine, Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Clin Exp Allergy. 2019 Oct;49(10):1274-1282. doi: 10.1111/cea.13463. Epub 2019 Aug 6.
Angioedema is a common reason for referral to immunology and allergy specialists. Not all cases are in fact angioedema. There are many conditions that may mimic its appearance, resulting in misdiagnosis. This may happen when a clinician is unfamiliar with conditions resembling angioedema or when there is a low index of clinical suspicion. In this article, we explore a list of differential diagnoses based on body parts, including the lips, the limbs, periorbital tissues, the face, epiglottis and uvula, as well as the genitalia, that may pose as a masquerader even to an experienced eye.
血管性水肿是转诊至免疫学和过敏学专家的常见原因。并非所有病例实际上都是血管性水肿。有许多病症可能会模仿其外观,从而导致误诊。当临床医生对类似于血管性水肿的病症不熟悉或临床怀疑指数较低时,就可能发生这种情况。在本文中,我们根据身体部位(包括嘴唇、四肢、眼眶组织、面部、会厌和悬雍垂以及生殖器)探讨了一系列鉴别诊断,即使是经验丰富的医生也可能会被这些部位的病症所混淆。