An unusual case of Henoch-Schönlein purpura.
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Vasculitis has protean manifestations with etiological non-specificity of histological lesions. The natural history of Henoch-Schönlein purpura in adults is less well established. We report an adult female patient who presented with palpable skin purpura and was evaluated to have IgA nephritis who remains stable on treatment with cyclophosphamide and steroids.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
دوره 58 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010