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Earthquake as a Trigger of Acute Attacks in People with Hereditary Angioedema

Published:2024-03-14 Issue:1 Volume:51 Page:46-53
ISSN:1300-2945
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Author:

Erbay Müge¹,Tuzer Can²,Erkoç Merve³,Erkoç Merve⁴

Affiliation:

1. KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF THORACIC DISEASES, IMMUNOLOGY AND ALLERGIC DISEASES

2. BATMAN UNIVERSITY, BATMAN AND SURROUNDING AREA SOCIAL STUDIES APPLICATION AND RESEARCH CENTER

3. MARMARA UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, IMMUNOLOGY AND ALLERGIC DISEASES (DR)

4. UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, ADANA NUMUNE HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF CHILD HEALTH AND DISEASES, PEDIATRIC IMMUNOLOGY AND ALLERGIC DISEASES

Abstract

Objectives: Two major earthquakes with 7.7 and 7.6 magnitudes struck the southeastern region of Turkey on February 6th, 2023. Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is an inherited disease that can be worsened by psychological factors and physical trauma.Our study aimed to evaluate the effect of earthquake and earthquake-related anxiety, depression and stress factors in HAE patients. Methods: The study was conducted on patients with HAE who are located in the southeastern region of Turkey.The mental-health-status was evaluated with Depression-Anxiety-Stress-Scale(DASS-21). Results: Sixty-three HAE patients were includedin the study. More than half(n:33, 52.4%) were female andthe median age was 31(26-42) years. DASS-Stress, DASS-Anxiety,and DASS-Depression scores revealed that 25(39.7%), 37(58.7%) and 32(50.8%) patients had abnormal stress, anxiety and depression status, respectively. The numbers of post-earthquake attacks and icatibant injections were significantly higher than the ones in the pre-earthquake period(p

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