title: Acute haemorrhagic oedema of infancy in a 5-week-old boy referred to the Child Protection Unit.
abstract: We describe the case of a 5-week-old infant boy presenting with purpura and oedema to both hands and torso. He was otherwise well, with no antecedent history of illness or trauma. Laboratory investigations were within normal limits. A review by the Child Protection Unit was organised during his admission for consideration of inflicted trauma as a cause of the lesions; this was felt most unlikely. A clinical diagnosis, following a dermatology consultation, of acute haemorrhagic oedema of infancy (AHO) was made.
authors.affiliation: Child Protection Unit, Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hawkrigg
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thom
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011693:Purpura / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017445:Skin Diseases, Vascular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
keywords: dermatology; general paediatrics; inflicted trauma; oedema; purpura.