Recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs.

synoniemen: angioedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema.

Nederlands: angio-oedeem
Pools: obrzęk naczynioruchowy, obrzęk Quinckego, obrzęk angioneurotyczny