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Understanding Hereditary Angioedema: A Mysterious Out-Of-Control Immune Response | Video On Demand

Directed By: Information Television Network

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Binding:  Video On Demand
Run Time:  27 minutes
Studio:  Information Television Network
Release Date:  November 07, 2009
Genre:  Nonfiction
Synopsis:  Part of the award winning public television series Healthy Body/Healthy Mind. Its called Hereditary Angioedema and its so rare popular television shows have used it as one of their mystery diagnoses. But for the people who suffer with this condition the drama associated with an episode of hereditary angioedema is anything but entertaining. It can be harrowing and horrifying because a person's face or knees or other parts of the body that once looked normal suddenly takes on grotesque proportions due to an unusual amount of swelling. This condition baffled scientists and researchers for many years but today there are new treatments for hereditary angioedema that are helping people with this condition live healthy normal lives. In this program we'll hear what the experts have discovered about hereditary angioedema, see why it is often misunderstood and misdiagnosed and explore the new approaches to therapy.
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