A Case of Acute Hemorrhagic Edema of Childhood.
- Author:
Je Young PARK
1
;
Yong Beom CHOI
;
Kyu Han KIM
;
Kwang Hyun CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. khcho@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acute hemorrhagic edema of childhood;
Leukocytoclastic vasculitis
- MeSH:
Child;
Child, Preschool;
Edema*;
Extremities;
Humans;
Male;
Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch;
Skin;
Vasculitis;
Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2002;40(8):999-1001
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Acute hemorrhagic edema of childhood is an uncommon form of cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis that occurs in children younger than 3 years. This is characterized by tender edema and rosette-shaped purpuric patches that generally resolve without intervention. We describe a 26-month-old boy with acute hemorrhagic edema of childhood, in whom the disease appeared after an acute respiratory illness. Skin lesions presented with acral edema, and rosette-shaped purpuric plaques on the face and limbs. Some authors consider the disease as a purely cutaneous form of Henoch-Schoenlein purpura, but it is more likely that acute hemorrhagic edema of childhood could be regarded as a distinct entity within leukocytoclastic vasculitis.
