Department of Pediatrics, Lebanese University, Lebanon
Case Report
COVID-19 Presenting Solely as Acute Hemorrhagic Edema of Infancy
Author(s): Fatima A Dirani*, Batoul Kawtharany, Reem Diab, Mostafa Al-Hajj and Rabab El-Hajj
Introduction: The world has been struggling with COVID-19 pandemic for almost 2 years. This health crisis not only affected the medical domain but also has altered the lives of millions of individuals worldwide. The novel coronavirus has been continuously astonishing the scientists with its aggressiveness and multiple presentations. Initially, most patients were expected to present with respiratory symptoms, but the COVID-19 virus took all the medical staff beyond expectations and targeted most human body systems and organs. Many articles are continuously reporting the presence of a wide range of clinical manifestations.
Case description: A two month old baby girl, previously healthy, was referred to our pediatric clinic for an erythematous rash that appeared on her trunk and extremities. This was accompanied with edema of her extremities an.. View More»