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Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy

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Overview

Overview

Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy (also known as “Acute hemorrhagic edema of childhood, “Finkelstein’s disease, “Infantile postinfectious iris-like purpura and edema and “Seidlmayer syndrome”)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. The disease was first described in 1938 by Finkelstein and later by Seidlmayer as “Seidlmayer cockade purpura”.

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]