Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy associated with Coxsackie virus infection

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Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy is a rare but benign vasculitis occurring in infants aged from 4 to 24 months. Skin lesions can take various forms, including extensive hemorrhagic purpura, and can therefore be mistaken for purpura fulminans if associated with fever, which leads to initiating broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment. In the present case, we describe a 7-month-old boy with acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy and rapidly extensive purpura lesions that led to intravenous cefotaxime and amikacin treatment. Diagnosis was made on the next day by a dermatologist, based on the typical aspect of skin lesions, hemodynamic stability, and negative bacteriological samples. Coxsackie virus B5, a pathogenic enterovirus, was found by specific PCR in cerebrospinal fluid. The outcome was spontaneously favorable after discontinuation of antibiotics on day 2. We discuss the imputability of the enterovirus in triggering this case of acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

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2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie - 24(2017), 12 vom: 23. Dez., Seite 1262-1266

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

Œdème aigu hémorragique du nourrisson associé à une infection à Coxsackie virus

Beteiligte Personen:

Debray, A [VerfasserIn]
Ollier, V [VerfasserIn]
Coutard, A [VerfasserIn]
Arditty, F [VerfasserIn]
Bekkar, S [VerfasserIn]
Bodemer, C [VerfasserIn]
Leruez-Ville, M [VerfasserIn]
Mirand, A [VerfasserIn]
Lesage, F [VerfasserIn]
Foucaud, P [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 22.02.2018

Date Revised 22.02.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1016/j.arcped.2017.09.013

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NLM278398812