From Mdwiki | Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy | |
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| Other names: Acute hemorrhagic oedema of infancy,[1] acute hemorrhagic edema of childhood,[2] Finkelstein's disease,[3] infantile postinfectious iris-like purpura and edema,[3] medallion-like purpura,[3] purpura en cocarde avec œdème[3] and Seidlmayer syndrome[3] | |
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| Large purpuric and hemoraghic lesions | |
| Specialty | Dermatology |
Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy is a skin condition that affects children under the age of two with a recent history of upper respiratory illness, a course of antibiotics, or both.[3]: 833 The disease was first described in 1938 by Finkelstein[4] and later by Seidlmayer as "Seidlmayer cockade purpura".[5]
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Categories: [Vascular-related cutaneous conditions]
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