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A Case of Infantile Acute Hemorrhagic Edema
Hyun Jeong Lee, Dong Won Lee, Si Yong Kim, Baik Kee Cho, Chang Kyu Oh
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(8):1168-1172.   Published online August 15, 1996
Infantile acute hemorrhagic edema(IAHE) is a variant of leukocytoclastic vasculitis which is characterized by painful edematous purpura of cockade pattern on the head and distal extremities. The lesions are limited to the skin and complete recovery occurs within 1 to 3 weeks. Recently, it is accepted as a separate entity from Henoch-Schönlein purpura. A nine month-old boy presented multiple cockade ecchymotic plaques and inflammatory...