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Angioedema of Eyes and Mouth

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Melanie Allison
Jan 10, 2019
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FIGURE 156-4

Severe angioedema around the eyes and mouth in a high school girl. (Reproduced with permission from Daniel Stulberg, MD.)

Read about allergies in context: 

The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3e: Chapter 156. Urticaria and Angioedema

Read about food allergies:

Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e. Chapter 14. Anaphylaxis, Allergies, and Angioedema > Food Allergy Reactions

Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2019: Chapter. 20 Rheumatologic, Immunologic, and Allergic Disorders > Food Allergy

Gastrointestinal Physiology, 2e: Chapter 6. Intestinal Mucosal Immunology and Ecology > Food Allergy


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Melanie Allison

Executive Editorial Specialist, McGraw-Hill Education

Melanie Allison is the Executive Editorial Specialist with McGraw-Hill Education. She earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree and Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing Education from The Johns Hopkins University. She earned her Master’s of Science in Nursing degree (MSN), specializing as an acute care nurse practitioner (ACNP), from Vanderbilt University. Melanie has more than 20 years of experience as a registered nurse and nurse practitioner in adult cardiology. She is an adjunct faculty member at a top school of nursing, where she has taught for more than 13 years.

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