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South African Journal of Child Health
On-line version ISSN 1999-7671
Print version ISSN 1994-3032
Abstract
FALLAHI, M et al. Neonatal medium-sized vessel vasculitis: A rare case report. S. Afr. j. child health [online]. 2022, vol.16, n.2, pp.125-127. ISSN 1999-7671. http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/sajch.2022.v16i2.1943.
Vasculitis is a rare disorder during the neonatal period. We present a term male neonate of consanguineous parents and birthweight of 4 030 g who presented at 11 days of life with an evolving skin rash. There was no history of drug exposure in the neonate except for routine care. On day 7 of life, multiple erythematous plaques with necrotic or pustular centres appeared. There were no signs of mucosal involvement or sepsis and laboratory findings were normal. Skin biopsy revealed small and intermediate vessel vasculitis. At follow-up 2 weeks after discharge from the hospital, the skin lesions persisted, and at age 2 months, the patient presented with features of severe pneumonia and subsequently died. Vasculitis was reported as the cause of death on postmortem biopsy.
Keywords : neonate; vasculitis; cellulitis; acute oedema of infancy.
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