Acute Hemorrhagic Edema of Infancy: A Case Series of Three Cases
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https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCR.2020.v06.i12.002Keywords:
Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy, Immune mediated, Purpura, VasculitisAbstract
Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy (AHEI) is a poorly known benign vasculitis. With a rapid course, self-limited evolution, and without specific diagnostic tests, it is poorly diagnosed. It has differential diagnosis with Henoch–Schönlein’s purpura, multiform erythema, Kawasaki’s incomplete disease, or urticaria. We present a case series of three cases of children with a clinical diagnosis of AHEI, and in two of them, a biopsy was performed which confirmed the diagnosis. The three children have a maculopapular purpuric eruption, fever, and edema at the extremities. They were treated with symptomatic medications and showed improvement in a few days. AHEI is a rare vasculitis, sometimes underdiagnosed, due to the similarity with other differential diagnoses, much more prevalent. As it is not frequently described, and due to the exuberance of symptoms, it is a disease susceptible to diagnostic errors and iatrogenic treatments.
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