3.3 Access to prophylactic and on-demand therapy
Eight out of 64 patients were diagnosed before their first attacks, so
they were not asked to fill out a questionnaire about LTP and ODT.
Thirty-eight patients (67.8%) answered the questionnaire about therapy.
Only 9 patients used Danazol as prophylactic therapy, 1 used tranexamic
acid.
Data about ODT used for the treatment of HAE attacks were collected in
27 patients. Only 9 patients were treated with appropriate drugs (2 with
Icatibant or C1-INH concentrate and 7 with fresh frozen plasma
infusion); 18 patients were treated with ineffective drugs for the
disease: antihistamine (2 patients), steroid (5 patients), tranexamic
acid (11 patients) (Table 3). Eleven patients answered that they did not
use any treatment to resolve HAE attacks, they are waiting 2-4 days
until the swelling will abates.