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Current issues in Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) - Ipopi

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Mr B 15 yrs<br />

• Swell<strong>in</strong>gs once/ month- usually abdom<strong>in</strong>al<br />

– 1 day off school<br />

– 2-3 days ‘under the weather’<br />

– FFP at local hospital once/ month<br />

• Tranexamic acid 500mg twice daily<br />

– Slight reduction <strong>in</strong> severity & frequency of attacks<br />

• GCSEs com<strong>in</strong>g up<br />

Grandfather and great-grandfather died of <strong>HAE</strong>

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