A CASE OF HEREDITARY ANGIONEUROTIC OEDEMA, SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH E-AMINOCAPROIC ACID

SUMMARY A patient withclinical andlaboratory findings characteristic ofhereditary angioneurotic oedema wasinvestigated. Thepatient wasobserved foraperiod of5weeks, during whichhehadfourattacks. s-Aminocaproic acid(EACA)wasthengiven continuously for5months, during whichtimethepatient hadnoattacks. Attacks reappeared onwithdrawal ofEACA.Trans-4-(aminomethyl)