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CC BY 4.0 · Journal of Child Science 2021; 11(01): e218-e221
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1733874
Case Report

Childhood Immunoglobulin A Vasculitis Associated with COVID-19: A Case Report

Osama E. Bekhit
1   Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt
2   Department of Pediatrics, Andalusia Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
,
Abdulelah A. Alfatani
3   Laboratory Division, Ministry of Health, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
,
Mahmoud H.R. Eid
2   Department of Pediatrics, Andalusia Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
,
Shereen A. Mohamed 
4   Department of Pediatrics, Kasr Alainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Abstract

Primary immunoglobulin A vasculitis (IgAV) is one the most common childhood vasculitis. A 5-year and 10-month-old girl child patient presented with confluent palpable purple red rash, mainly over both ankles. This was associated with edematous, tender ankles, limited range of movement, and inability to walk. A concomitant coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was documented by nasopharyngeal swab. This case suggested that COVID-19 can trigger IgAV in children. Hence, awareness of COVID-19 infection in IgAV should be present, and it may be useful to investigate COVID-19 as one of the causes of IgAV, especially in the presence of an epidemic.

Keywords

immunoglobulin A vasculitis - children - COVID-19


Publication History

Received: 07 April 2021

Accepted: 14 June 2021

Article published online:
11 August 2021

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