Acute Hemorrhagic Edema of Infancy: A Two-Case Report

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Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy is a leukocytoclastic small vessel vasculitis of young children that is limited to the skin,generally has a benign course without systemic involvement, and does not require treatment. It is characterized by fever, edemaof the lower extremities, and wide purpuric rash of the skin. It typically affects infants aged 6–24 months with a history of recentrespiratory system illness. An 11-month-old and a 57-month-old cases with acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy who concurrentlyhave a lower respiratory system infection are presented in this case report.