RT Journal
A1 Moore JC, Ballas ZK
T1 REsearch letters
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2009
FD January 26
VO 169
IS 2
SP 199
OP 205
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2008.580
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2008.580
AB 
There is a broad differential to consider when evaluating a patient with angioedema, which can include capillary leak syndrome and lymphedema. Systemic capillary leak syndrome typically presents with hypotension, hemoconcentration, hypoalbuminemia, monoclonal gammopathy, and marked plasma leakage resulting in diffuse edema.1 Prophylactic treatment with terbutaline sulfate and theophylline has been found to be effective for the prevention of systemic capillary leak syndrome exacerbations.2