Complications can arise long after treatment is initiated. A 56-year-old African American
woman presented after 1 day of swelling of the neck and face. The edema was associated with mild dysphagia.
Her past medical history was significant for cadaveric renal transplant and nonischemic
cardiomyopathy, for which an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) had been
placed 5 years earlier. She denied any allergies or exposure to new medications. Her current
regimen consisted of azathioprine, tacrolimus, aspirin, and atenolol.
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Publication history
Published online: May 25, 2018
Accepted:
May 2,
2018
Received in revised form:
May 1,
2018
Received:
March 19,
2018
Robert G. Stern, MD, Section EditorFootnotes
Funding: None.
Conflicts of Interest: None.
Authorship: All authors had access to the data and a role in writing this manuscript.
Requests for reprints should be addressed to Andrew Chua Tiu, MD, Department of Medicine, Einstein Medical Center, 5501 Old York Road, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
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