ICD-11 code : EH40.3;
Preferred Label : Acute haemorrhagic oedema of infancy;
ICD-11 definition : Acute haemorrhagic oedema is an immune complex-mediated cutaneous vasculitis typically
usually associated with respiratory infection or immunization. It affects children
between the ages of 4 months and 2 years, with males being affected twice as frequently
as females. The dramatic clinical appearance of facial and limb oedema with multiple
targetoid purpuric macules belies its generally benign course.;
Origin ID : 1373217935;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- ICD-10 Mapping
Acute haemorrhagic oedema is an immune complex-mediated cutaneous vasculitis typically
usually associated with respiratory infection or immunization. It affects children
between the ages of 4 months and 2 years, with males being affected twice as frequently
as females. The dramatic clinical appearance of facial and limb oedema with multiple
targetoid purpuric macules belies its generally benign course.
