Henoch-Schonlein Purpura in Children: The Role of Corticosteroids

Henoch-Schonlein purpura.

1 of 1 DESCRIPTION A 63-year-old man with a history of intermittent vasculitic rash presented with an acute abdomen. Findings at laparotomy were consistent with patchy serosal small vessel vasculitis. The patient was well and walking around the ward 24 h later after intravenous methylprednisolone. In this case no biopsy was taken. The diagnosis was made clinically given the history of intermitt...

Henoch-Schonlein purpura.

Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a small vessel vasculitis that annually affects 10 to 20 children per 100,000 population. It is the most common vasculitis of childhood. Although HSP is seen in infancy through adulthood, most documented cases affect children; more than 75% of those diagnosed as having HSP are younger than 10 years, with a peak incidence at 4 to 6 years. White and Asian childre...

Henoch–Schonlein purpura in mesothelioma

Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is primarily a childhood immunoglobulin A (IgA)-mediated illness. When adults are affected, malignancy can be associated. We present a rare case of HSP in a 75-year-old man with malignant pleural mesothelioma. He presented with episodes of dizziness and subsequently developed non-palpable purpura across his legs, arthralgia, hematuria, proteinuria, and acute renal...

Henoch-Schonlein purpura.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to educate the reader about the one of the most common vasculitides of childhood: Henoch-Schonlein purpura. Although the disease has been described for over a century, the etiology has yet to be discovered. Adult-onset Henoch-Schonlein purpura is unusual, but through case studies, this review examines some of the common manifestations of this pres...

Factor 13 Activity in Children with Henoch-Schonlein Purpura in Iranian Children