Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy: A benign condition with impressive clinical picture

A 12-month-old boy was hospitalized in Emergency for fever and for urticarial eruption on the dorsal parts of the thighs and for dusky purpuric large plaques localized on the inner side of the inferior limbs and on the abdominal wall; trunk and mucous membranes were spared (Fig.  1). The eruption developed suddenly few hours prior to hospitalization; the child had previously been treated for upper respiratory infection with paracetamol and amoxicillin by the general physician. No skin biopsy was performed due to the age of the child and the clinical suspicion was of acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy.
Source: Pediatrics and Neonatology - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research