• Indian Dermatol Online J · Apr 2013

    Case Reports

    Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy-a rare entity.

    • Saurabh R Jindal and Mahendra M Kura.
    • Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Grant Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
    • Indian Dermatol Online J. 2013 Apr 1; 4 (2): 106-8.

    AbstractA patient presenting with fever and purpura often presents a diagnostic challenge for the dermatologist. Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy (AHEI) is a rare acute cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitic syndrome of infants leading to this presentation. We present an 18-month-old girl with AHEI who presented with fever, edema, and purpuric lesions involving the face, ears and extremities with uneventful complete recovery.

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