INFANTILE ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC EDEMA - A VARIANT OF LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS

Infantile acute hemorrhagic edema (IAHE) is a leukocytoclastic vasculi tis that is confined to the skin without visceral involvement. Edema a nd purpuric lesions characterize the disease, The disorder has a drama tic onset, with a short, benign course and spontaneous resolution with in several weeks. The clinical similarities between IAHE and Henoch-Sh onlein purpura have been discussed in the literature. We report three Infants with IAHE and discuss the clinical, laboratory, and histopatho logic features of the disease. We suggest that it should be regarded a s a separate entity for appropriate diagnostic investigations and ther apy.