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Editor, Senior Moderator
Case Rep Infect Dis
. 2022 Feb 3;2022:7610402.
doi: 10.1155/2022/7610402. eCollection 2022.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Acute Hemorrhagic Edema of Infancy
Mohsen Jari[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Background: Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy (AHEI) is a small-vessel leukocytoclastic vasculitis, presented with low-grade fever and edema in the face and upper and lower limbs, as well as purpuric/ecchymotic lesions in these regions. AHEI was also reported after viral infections, including herpes simplex virus, rotavirus, and adenovirus. Case Presentation. Herein, we reported a case of a 20-month-old boy presented with low-grade fever. Additionally, mild cough and progressive purpuric/ecchymotic lesions were observed in some independent regions and extremity swelling. Laboratory testing showed leukopenia, lymphopenia, and the elevation of both C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). Thereafter, the result of the reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test on the obtained specimen samples, including nasopharyngeal swab for COVID-19, was positive. The patient was treated with supportive care, and two weeks later, the serology test for COVID-19 resulted positive.
Conclusion: We should think about children infected with COVID-19, particularly those with skin manifestations.
. 2022 Feb 3;2022:7610402.
doi: 10.1155/2022/7610402. eCollection 2022.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Acute Hemorrhagic Edema of Infancy
Mohsen Jari[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35127185
- PMCID: PMC8812376
- DOI: 10.1155/2022/7610402
Abstract
Background: Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy (AHEI) is a small-vessel leukocytoclastic vasculitis, presented with low-grade fever and edema in the face and upper and lower limbs, as well as purpuric/ecchymotic lesions in these regions. AHEI was also reported after viral infections, including herpes simplex virus, rotavirus, and adenovirus. Case Presentation. Herein, we reported a case of a 20-month-old boy presented with low-grade fever. Additionally, mild cough and progressive purpuric/ecchymotic lesions were observed in some independent regions and extremity swelling. Laboratory testing showed leukopenia, lymphopenia, and the elevation of both C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). Thereafter, the result of the reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test on the obtained specimen samples, including nasopharyngeal swab for COVID-19, was positive. The patient was treated with supportive care, and two weeks later, the serology test for COVID-19 resulted positive.
Conclusion: We should think about children infected with COVID-19, particularly those with skin manifestations.