The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2006 , Vol 48 , Num 3
Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy: a case report
1Departments of Dermatology, Social Security Göztepe Training Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
2Departments of Pathology, Social Security Göztepe Training Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
Can B, Kavala M, Türkoğlu Z, Zemheri E. Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy: a case report. Turk J Pediatr 2006; 48: 266-268.

Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy is a cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis, clinically characterized by the acute development of peripheral edema and targetoid purpuric lesions on the face and extremities. The clinical picture has a violent onset with a short benign course followed by spontaneous complete recovery. We describe a five-month-old boy with acute hemorrhagic edema, in whom the disease appeared after antibiotic treatment for a cellulitis in front of the tragus. Keywords : acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy, vasculitis

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