Acute Hemorrhagic Edema of Infancy: an unusual diagnosis for the general pediatrician

• Main Authors: Diego Fontana Siqueira Cunha (Author), Ana Letícia Fornazieri Darcie (Author), Gabriel Nuncio Benevides (Author), Angela Espósito Ferronato (Author), Noely Hein (Author), Denise Swei Lo (Author), Cristina Ryoka Miyao Yoshioka (Author), Maki Hirose (Author), Débora Morais Cardoso (Author), Alfredo Elias Gilio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Acute Hemorrhagic Edema of Infancy (AHEI) is a rare leukocytoclastic vasculitis, clinically characterized by the classical triad: palpable purpuric skin lesions, edema and fever, and is commonly misdiagnosed as Henoch-Schönlein purpura. In addition to its sudden onset, AHEI is also characterized by...