Hereditary angioedema is a rare disease that results in cutaneous and mucosal swellings. the swellings can happen in associate with physiological and psychological stress or with no obvious precipitating factors. They can be debilitating and even life-threatening.
In this talk a practical approach to diagnosis of different types of swellings and the pathways that lead to angioedema, will be discussed. The targets that have been used for development of treatment for hereditary angioedema will be identified when discussing the pathophysiological pathways. Finally, management of hereditary angioedema including the latest treatments will be presented.
This event will take place at 12:30pm and last approximately 1 hour.
CPD
This meeting is worth 1 CPD point (self credited).
Hereditary Angioedema; pathophysiology, drug targets and update on management speaker
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Dr Sorena Kiani
- · Fellow of Royal College of Pathologists and Royal college of Physicians, London
- . Consultant in Allergy and Immunology at Royal Free London, UK.
- . Studied medicine as part of the UCL medical school MBPhD programme with the PhD component being in immunology
- . Specialist training in Allergy & Clinical immunology in London teaching hospitals before becoming a consultant
- · Principal & chief investigator in a number of clinical studies on immunodeficiency and hereditary angioedema
