Amlodipine-induced angioedema: An unusual complication of a common medication

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  • Merin E. Kuruvilla
    Department of Allergy/Immunology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Neha Sanan
    Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts

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<jats:p> Hypersensitivity reactions to dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (CCB) are exceedingly rare, although sporadic reports of isolated angioedema seem to be gradually increasing in frequency. We present a case of angioedema likely triggered by amlodipine. </jats:p>

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