Open AccessA Case of Acute Hemorrhagic Edema of Infancy
Author(s) -
Mi Ryung Roh,
Hye Jin Chung,
Ju Hee Lee
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2004.45.3.523
Subject(s) - medicine , edema , etiology , leukocytoclastic vasculitis , rash , vasculitis , dermatology , purpura (gastropod) , trunk , pathology , surgery , disease , ecology , biology
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.