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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/28928| Title: | Delayed bezafibrate‐induced angio‐oedema in a 68‐year‐old man |
| Authors: | Frendo, Michela Theuma, Ruth Fava, Stephen |
| Keywords: | Bezafibrate Angioneurotic edema -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 2007 |
| Publisher: | Wiley Online Library |
| Citation: | Frendo, M., Theuma, R., & Fava, S. (2007). Delayed bezafibrate‐induced angio‐oedema in a 68‐year‐old man. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 64(4), 560-561. |
| Abstract: | Bezafibrate is a commonly used drug in the treatment of dyslipdaemia and is generally considered safe.We report a case of angio-oedema occurring after 10 h ingestion of a slow-release formulation of bezafibrate in a 68-year-old man suffering from hypertriglyceridaemia, hypertension and gout, necessitating trachoestomy for relief of respiratory obstruction. To our knowledge, there have been no previous reports of angio-oedema to this drug; two cases of anaphylactic reactions have been reported in the literature [1, 2]. The case is also unusual in that symptoms started several hours after ingestion of the suspected drug and there were multiple, less severe episodes over a period of 22 months. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/28928 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SMed |
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