Introduction
Hereditary angioedema (HAE), or congenital C1-inhibitor deficiency, is a rare disease characterised by acute episodes of swelling. These swellings can be disfiguring, painful and life-threatening. Since the symptoms occur in different and more known diseases most patients experience a delay in their diagnosis, resulting in unnecessary suffering and dangerous situations. HAE can have a tremendous impact on the quality of life.

To address this disease in more detail a dedicated interactive workshop named: “Current view on diagnosing and treating hereditary angioedema” was organised March 26 and 27, 2010. This website provides overview of the workshop including web casts and presentations.

 
 
Yours sincerely,
Scientific board:

Prof. dr. Marcel Levi (The Netherlands)
Prof. dr. Cedric Hermans (Belgium)
Prof. dr. Markku Savolainen (Finland)
Mr. Henrik Boysen, executive director HAEI (Denmark)
 
 
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