Acute haemorrhagic oedema of infancy: a case report.
Acute haemorrhagic oedema of infancy (AHOI) is not a clinically well-recognized disease. We present the case of a 10-month-old girl with AHOI, and compare the clinical, histopathological and immunohistological features of this acute purely cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis with those of the more frequent Henoch-Schönlein purpura. AHOI should be regarded as a separate clinicopathological entity for correct prediction of prognosis and prevention of unnecessary treatment.
Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007223:Infant; D017445:Skin Diseases, Vascular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis*