Publication details
Akutní hemoragický edém dětí -leukocytoklastická vaskulitida
| Title in English | Acute Hemorrhagic Edema of Infancy - Leucocytoclastic Vasculitis |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Česko-slovenská dermatologie |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Paediatry |
| Keywords | acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy; purpura Schonlein-Henoch; leukocytoclastic vasculitis |
| Description | Purpura accompanied with fever or low grade fever is usually a differential diagnostic problem in childhood. An acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy is a less frequent and underdiagnosed entity. The authors report a case of this disease with typical manifestations: purpura. edema and fever/low grade fever. Despite the dramatic onset of skin lesions, the disease does not require any specific treatment, complications are rare and prognosis is favorable. |