European journal of internal medicine
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Sep 2019
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyHereditary angioedema, emergency management of attacks by a call center.
Hereditary angiœdema (HAE) is a rare autosomal dominant disease characterized by recurrent, unpredictable, potentially life-threatening swelling. Objective is to assess the management of the acute HAE attacks in the real life setting through a call center in France. ⋯ Use of emergency departments and hospitalizations are reduced by the use of a coordinated national call center in HAE after therapeutic education program that promoted self-administration of specific treatment and use of call to call center.