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FRANCO SOTO, José Vicente; DELGADO A, Deivis J; MORA M, Lidiz  y  PENUELA, Oscar. Finkelstein’s disease: A case report. Arch Venez Puer Ped [online]. 2013, vol.76, n.1, pp.24-26. ISSN 0004-0649.

Finkelstein’s disease is a leukocytoclastic vasculitis of small vessels and benign course that mainly affects children under the age of 2 years and is characterized by typical cutaneous manifestations. Characteristically associated visceral affectations do not occur and the spectacular nature of the skin lesions contrasts with the general condition of the affected children, presenting complete and spontaneous recovery in 1-3 weeks, without permanent sequelae. An 18 month old infant, four days of evolution characterized by multiple type purpuric plaques multiple, multifaceted purpuric on face, upper and lower limbs, and gluteus, associated with edema of face hands and feet. The importance of the study lies in the unknown etiology, the infrecuency of the disease, and the need for a differential diagnosis between disease of Finkelstein and the Henoch Shonlein Purpura (PSH) due to their clinical similarities, since it´s depends on several factors; first medical diagnosis, because in view of the limited information reported on the topic and the similarity with the PSH can make wrong diagnoses and therefore unnecessary treatments, for this same reason, believed that there is a greater number of undiagnosed cases of disease of Finkelstein.

Palabras clave : Finkelstein's disease; Scholein-Henoch purple; Leukocytoclastic vasculitis; Children.

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