Hereditary angioedema due to C1 - inhibitor deficiency in Switzerland: clinical characteristics and therapeutic modalities within a cohort study.

Steiner, Urs C; Weber-Chrysochoou, Christina; Helbling, Arthur; Scherer, Kathrin; Grendelmeier, Peter Schmid; Wuillemin, Walter A (2016). Hereditary angioedema due to C1 - inhibitor deficiency in Switzerland: clinical characteristics and therapeutic modalities within a cohort study. Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 11(43), p. 43. BioMed Central 10.1186/s13023-016-0423-1

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BACKGROUND

Registration of trigger factors, prodromal symptoms, swelling localization, therapeutic behavior and gender-specific differences of the largest cohort of patients with hereditary angioedema due to C1-Inhibitor deficiency (C1-INH-HAE) in Switzerland.

METHODS

Questionnaire survey within a cohort study: Consenting eligible patients with diagnosed HAE according to clinical history, physical examination and laboratory results, including plasma values for C1-INH and C4 were selected. To each participant we sent a questionnaire assessing patients' birthday, sex, date of first symptoms and diagnosis, trigger factors, prodromal symptoms, frequency and localization of angioedema, medication use and co-morbidities. Clinical information was collected in each center and then transmitted to the cohort database. Frequencies and distributions were summarized. Associations between gender and trigger factors or prodromal symptoms or localization of angioedema were assessed in multivariate analyses correcting for patients' age.

RESULTS

Of 135 patients, data from 104 patients (77%) were available for analysis. Fifty- four percent were female, mean age at diagnosis was 19.5 years (SD 14.1), Mean age when completing the questionnaire was 44.0 (SD 19.8). More women than men were symptomatic (44/57 vs. 36/47; p = 0.005). This association remained when correcting for age at diagnosis (16.10. 95%CI (5.17 to 26.70); p = 0.004). Swelling episodes ranged between 1 and 136 episodes/year. Swelling was more common among female than among male (-13.15 (95% CI; -23.10 to -3.22), p = 0.010). Age at diagnosis was inversely associated with the total number of attacks 0.50 (-0.88 to -.011); p = 0.012). One third of patients were on danazol prophylaxis.

CONCLUSION

We found large differences of HAE in male and female both in terms of symptom number and swelling episodes. Women are more affected by intensity and frequency of angioedema episodes than men. Danazol treatment remains widely used as effective prophylaxis despite its side effects. New therapies which selectively influence the hormonal estrogen balance could open new therapeutic options mainly for women and maybe also for men.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Dermatology, Urology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, Osteoporosis (DURN) > Clinic of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergology

UniBE Contributor:

Helbling, Arthur

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1750-1172

Publisher:

BioMed Central

Language:

English

Submitter:

Stefan Kuchen

Date Deposited:

17 May 2017 13:50

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:02

Publisher DOI:

10.1186/s13023-016-0423-1

PubMed ID:

27101900

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Danazol; Gender related clinical characteristics; Hereditary Angioedema (HAE); Individualized therapy

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.95683

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/95683

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