A RARE ETIOLOGY IN AN INFANT PRESENTİNG WITH ECCHYMOSIS: ACUTE INFANTILE HEMORRHAGIC EDEMA Ekimoz İle Başvuran Bir İnfantta Nadir Bir Etyolojisi: Akut İnfantil Hemorajik Ödem

Year 2024, Volume: 14 Issue: 4, 286 - 289, 15.12.2024

Selin Kuzucu

Abstract

A RARE ETIOLOGY IN AN INFANT PRESENTİNG WITH ECCHYMOSIS: ACUTE INFANTILE HEMORRHAGIC EDEMA Ekimoz İle Başvuran Bir İnfantta Nadir Bir Etyolojisi: Akut İnfantil Hemorajik Ödem

Abstract

ABSTRACT
Acute Infantile Hemorrhagic Edema (AIHE) is a rare leukocytoclastic vasculitis that primarily affects small
vessels in the skin, commonly seen between the ages of 6 and 24 months. It is characterized by ecchymosis,
purpura, and edema on the skin. The condition presents a benign course and typically resolves within 1-3
weeks. This article presents the case of a 9-month-old girl who presented with widespread ecchymosis and
edema in her legs, was diagnosed with Acute Infantile Hemorrhagic Edema, and received intravenous (IV)
methylprednisolone treatment. AIHE is an important differential diagnosis to consider in young children
presenting with ecchymosis. Awareness about this condition is of utmost importance.
Keywords: Ecchymosis; İnfant; Edema; Vasculitis; Steroids
ÖZET
Akut infantil hemorajik ödem (AİHÖ), çoğunlukla 6–24 aylar arasında görülen, ciltteki küçük damarları tutan,
nadir görülen lökositoklastik bir vaskülittir. En sık görülen klinik bulgusu ciltte ekimoz, purpura ve ekstremite
ödemidir. Ekimozlar ani başlangıçlı, simetrik, daha çok yüz, kulak kepçesi, kol ve bacak yerleşimli, sınırları
belirgin, olup çapları 1–5 cm arasında değişen palpabl purpurik, ekimotik plaklar şeklindedir. Lezyonlar ağrılı
ve ödemli olabilirken genellikle birleşme eğilimi gösterir. Gövde genellikle korunurken genital bölgede de
döküntü gelişebilir. Bazı olgularda ateş eşlik edebilmektedir.
Bu yazıda Akut İnfantil Hemorajik Ödem tanısı ile izlenen ve intravenöz (IV) metilprednisolon tedavisi verilen
9 aylık kız hasta sunulacaktır.

Keywords

A RARE ETIOLOGY IN AN INFANT PRESENTİNG WITH ECCHYMOSIS: ACUTE INFANTILE HEMORRHAGIC EDEMA, Ekimoz İle Başvuran Bir İnfantta Nadir Bir Etyolojisi: Akut İnfantil Hemorajik Ödem, A RARE ETIOLOGY IN AN INFANT PRESENTİNG WITH

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