Acute haemorrhagic oedema of infancy with bullae and koebnerisation

A 5-month-old Malay boy presented with purpuric papules and plaques on the face and extremities accompanied by fever, coryzal symptoms and bilateral lower limb oedema. There were also bullous linear purpuric lesions on the right upper limb. Blood and culture tests were normal. Histopathological test...

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Published in:	Malaysian family physician Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 55 - 57
Main Authors:	Lim, Mohd SazllyS, Shamsudin, N
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kuala Lumpur Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2014 Academy of Family Physician of Malaysia
Subjects:	Acute haemorrhagic oedema of infancy Case Report leukocytoclastic vasculitis purpura
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Summary:	A 5-month-old Malay boy presented with purpuric papules and plaques on the face and extremities accompanied by fever, coryzal symptoms and bilateral lower limb oedema. There were also bullous linear purpuric lesions on the right upper limb. Blood and culture tests were normal. Histopathological tests showed leucocytoclastic vasculitis, confirming the diagnosis of acute haemorrhagic oedema of infancy. The patient achieved complete recovery after 2 weeks with no recurrence.
ISSN:	1985-2274 1985-207X 1985-2274