A case of acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy.
Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy is an unusual form of leukocytoclastic vasculitis occuring in children from the age 4 months to 2 years. The etiology remains unknown. Numerous studies, however, suggest acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy as an immune-mediated vasculitis in response to a variety of antigenic stimuli. We report a case of an acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy; 11-month-old boy with a history of fever for 3 days and a history of purpuric rash on the extremities, trunk, buttock and oral mucosa for 2 days.
Roh
Mi Ryung
MR
Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shin chon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
Chung
Hye-Jin
HJ
Lee
Ju Hee
JH
D000208:Acute Disease; D001706:Biopsy; D004487:Edema / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D005076:Exanthema / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*