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ACE inhibitor induces small bowel angioedema

ACEI-induced small-bowel angioedema should be included in the differential diagnosis when patients receiving ACEI therapy present with abdominal complaints and the following combination of findings on CT examination: ascites, small-bowel wall thickening, dilatation without obstruction, and straightening.

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References:

  1.     Vallurupalli K, Coakley KJ.  AJR: April, 2011 – vol. 196, no. 4, pp. W405-W411.
  2.     AJR: August, 2011 – vol. 197, no. 2, pp. 393-398.