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A Rare Case of Dulaglutide-Associated Angioedema in a Male Patient.

Cureus · 2021

Last updated 2026-05-28

Dulaglutide is an injectable drug used to treat type 2 diabetes. Angioedema—a swelling under the skin or in the mouth—is a rare side effect of this drug, with only one other similar case reported for a different medication in the same class. A 72-year-old man experienced this reaction while taking dulaglutide.

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JournalCureus, 2021
Citations6
Relative citation ratio0.63
NIH percentile36
Molecules dulaglutide

Abstract

Dulaglutide is an injectable glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist approved for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes. Angioedema is defined as self-limiting edema, localized in the deeper layers of the skin and mucosa. Angioedema can be hereditary or acquired which can be allergic due to reactions to foods, insect bites and stings, and latex, drug-induced, caused by physical stimuli and associated with lupus erythematosus and hypereosinophilia. Angioedema represents a rare adverse event of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists. The only glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist that has been mentioned to induce angioedema in literature is exenatide. We report the first case of dulaglutide-associated angioedema in a 72-year-old male in order to point out to the clinicians this potential rare side effect of this drug and its clinical significance.

Verbatim abstract via PubMed 34987924 ↗

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