Edema Quincke - treatment

Quincke's edema is a potentially life-threatening phenomenon, as it can lead to the development of anaphylactic shock, and in the case of swelling of the nasopharynx and larynx - to death from suffocation. The most frequent causes of the appearance of the edema of Quincke are insect bites (bees, wasps), medicinal and food allergies .

Treatment of edema in the home

Because Quincke's edema can pose a threat to life, when it appears, you need to call an ambulance.

Before the arrival of doctors it is necessary:

1. If possible, isolate the victim from the allergen: remove the sting of the insect, if it remains in the body, try to clean the stomach with food allergies.
2. Provide air access (if possible open the windows) and remove anything that could impede breathing (necktie, tight collar, etc.).
3. Give the victim anti-allergic (antihistamine) remedy.
4. Give the affected sorbents (especially relevant for food allergies).
5. You need an alkaline drink (milk with a pinch of soda or alkaline mineral water without gas).
6. When biting an insect to the site of a bite, it is advisable to attach ice.

Treatment of edema in hospital

For the treatment of Quincke's edema, the patient is usually injected with antihistamines, glucocorticoid drugs, and with lowering of arterial pressure, adrenaline. Hospitalization is performed in case of laryngeal edema, symptoms of edema of internal organs, as well as in the presence of concomitant diagnoses.

In a hospital, the treatment of angioedema continues with the use of:

• antihistamines ;
• glucocorticoids;
• diuretic drugs;
• droppers to increase the volume of blood circulation and accelerate the excretion of toxins from the body;
• enterosorbents;
• drugs to normalize the permeability of the walls of blood vessels;
• diet with the exclusion of all possible allergens.

Depending on the severity of the edema on average, the patient remains in the hospital for 2-5 days.

Treatment for chronic Quincke edema

Chronic this disease is called if the symptoms persist for more than 6 weeks. Most often, the cause of such edema is not susceptible to precise establishment or is non-allergic (hereditary predisposition, disturbances in the work of internal organs). In addition to standard therapy, the treatment of chronic Quincke edema includes a complete examination, detoxification, treatment of concomitant diseases and hormone therapy.

Treatment of edema of Quincke with folk remedies

In the acute stage This disease can only be medicated. Folk remedies can be used only as an auxiliary and preventive, to reduce the likelihood of a relapse:

1. To reduce swelling use salt compresses (1 teaspoon of salt per liter of water).
2. To reduce the symptoms of allergies, you can take the inside of the decoction broth, broth of bean pods, celery juice.
3. Teas and herbal preparations with a diuretic effect.

Given that plant components can themselves be allergens, their use must necessarily be in harmony with the doctor.