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Acute Annular Urticaria in Infants and Children
Author(s) -
TamayoSanchez Lourdes,
RuizMaldonado Ramon,
Laterza Amelia
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1997.tb00246.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , erythema multiforme , differential diagnosis , erythema , laryngeal edema , angioedema , edema , pediatrics , surgery , pathology
Characteristic features of acute annular urticaria in 34 infants and small children were large, erythematous annular and polycyclic lesions with violaceous centers, eyelid, hand, and foot edema, absence of angioedema of the airway, absence of pruritus, spontaneous resolution in 8 to 10 days, and frequent history of furazolidone medication for diarrhea. Nondermatologists often misdiagnose acute annular urticaria as erythema multiforme and unnecessarily overtreat patients. The differential diagnosis with other conditions presenting with annular lesions in children is discussed.