USA "GARD": HEREDITARY ANGIOEDEMA

Who first described hereditary angioedema? Hereditary angioedema (HAE) was first described as a “syndrome” by Quincke in 1882 and was later detected in 1888 by William Osler to have a hereditary nature.[1] 1. Webb, M. et al. 2000. Management of children with hereditary angioedema: a report of two cases. Available at: http://www.aapd.org/assets/1/25/Webb-22-02.pdf. Accessed on October 11, 2013. The US Hereditary Angioedema Association Seven Waterfront Plaza 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 400 Honolulu, HI 96813 Toll free: (866) 798-5598 Web site: http://www.haea.org/ Tamandra Carter Information Specialist The Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center is funded by two parts of the National Institutes of Health (NIH): the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Office of Rare Diseases Research (NCATS-ORDR) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). The GARD Information Center provides the public with access to current, reliable, and easy to understand information about rare or genetic diseases in English or Spanish. Information Specialists are available by phone Monday through Friday, 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern time (excluding Federal holidays). PO Box 8126 Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8126 Toll-free: 1-888-205-2311 Telephone: 301-251-4925 TTY: 1-888-205-3223 Fax: 301-251-4911 E-mail: GARDinfo@nih.gov Web site: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD