Primary manifestation of Henoch-Schonlein purpura during immunosuppressive treatment
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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...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.77.2.183d