Resumen

SUAREZ GONZALEZ, Juan Antonio; OJEDA BLANCO, Juan Carlos  y  GUTIERREZ MACHADO, Mario. Hereditary angioedema and pregnancy. Rev Cubana Obstet Ginecol [online]. 2016, vol.42, n.3, pp.354-360. ISSN 0138-600X.

Hereditary angioedema is a rare genetic disease presenting in one out of every 50 000 individuals. The condition is characterized by episodes of subcutaneous and submucosal edema. Hormonal alterations may trigger a crisis and pregnancy affects the number of seizures. Two clinical cases are presented of pregnant women with a personal history of hereditary angioedema who had crises during pregnancy, delivery and puerperium, followed by satisfactory evolution. A review was conducted about the topic.

Palabras clave : pregnancy; disease; genetic.

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