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. 1994 Aug;70(826):592–593. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.70.826.592

Life-threatening, localized angio-oedema associated with streptokinase

John P Cooper, Daniel P Quarry, Derek J Beale, A Guy Chappell

PMCID: PMC2397693 PMID: 7937456

Abstract

We report what we believe to be the first documented case of localized angio-oedema of the upper airway secondary to streptokinase.

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