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Intussusception in an Infant with Acute Hemorrhagic Edema of Infancy
Author(s) -
Yu Joyce E.,
Mancini Anthony J.,
Miller Michael L.
Publication year - 2007
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.1525-1470.2007.00336.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intussusception (medical disorder) , edema , purpura (gastropod) , gastrointestinal tract , pediatrics , gastrointestinal bleeding , surgery , ecology , biology
Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy typically occurs in infants less than 2 years of age and follows a benign clinical course. Gastrointestinal complications are unusual in this entity, in contrast to children with Henoch–Schönlein purpura, who are predominantly older than 2 years and at risk for potential morbidity from gastrointestinal tract and kidney involvement. We describe an infant with acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy who developed intussusception.