Acute Hemorrhagic Edema of Infancy: Case Report and Comparison with Meningococcemia

Authors

  • Mariana Figueiredo Caixeta
  • Jussara Silva Lima
  • Valéria Cardoso Alves Cunali
  • Vandui da Silva dos Santos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18554/refacs.v5i1.1918

Keywords:

Schoenlein-Henoch Purpura, Vasculitis, Meningitis.

Abstract

This paper aims at reporting the case of a 1 year and 8 months old child who was in a bad general state, and was admitted at the emergency room while going through hypovolemic shock, with acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy (AHEI) or its variant: Henoch - Schoenlein purpura (HSP). Information was obtained through a review of medical records, an interview with the patient, a photographic register of the diagnostic methods to which the patient was submitted. A literature review was also conducted. The reported case and the publications researched bring to light and discuss the diagnosis of a complex situation, which involves the menigococcal disease and the AHEI in its various forms, also discussing the proper therapy in urgent cases.

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Published

2017-01-06

How to Cite

Caixeta, M. F., Lima, J. S., Cunali, V. C. A., & dos Santos, V. da S. (2017). Acute Hemorrhagic Edema of Infancy: Case Report and Comparison with Meningococcemia. JOURNAL FAMILY, CYCLES OF LIFE AND HEALTH IN SOCIAL CONTEXT, 5(1), 80–86. https://doi.org/10.18554/refacs.v5i1.1918

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017): JANUARY AT APRIL

Section

Case Study

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