[Angioedema in daily practice]

The principal pathophysiologic mechanisms accounting for most cases of angioedema are reviewed as for their clinical presentations owing to the involved process. The features of the cutaneous reactions induced by foods or drugs to which the subjects are allergic, are discussed. The particular case of the amoxicillines reactions as well as the mechanisms by whom the aspirin, the NSAIDs and the ACE inhibitors induce angioedema are reminded. The description of cases lived in clinical practice illustrates the work and demonstrates the importance of anamnesis in the diagnostic approach of this affection.