stomach endoscopy due to gastritis was referred to our department because of an eruption on her face, which had started during the procedure. Due to the fright− ening appearance of the lesions, the pa− tient and the endoscopist failed to com− plete the procedure. On dermatologic ex− amination, hundreds of pin−head−sized red macules on the face, oral mucosa, and neck were seen (l" Figure 1). Sub...

INTRODUCTION Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a type of occlusive thrombotic microangiopathy that is not specific to pregnancy but occurs with an increased frequency during it. Prognosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura greatly depends on early diagnosis and treatment. As delivery does not generally cause resolution of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, pregnancy termination is no...

INTRODUCTION Henoch-Schönlein purpura is the most common systemic vasculitis in children. Typical presentations are palpable purpura, abdominal pain, arthritis, and hematuria. This vasculitic syndrome can present as an uncommon cause of rectal bleeding in older patients. We report a case of an older man with Henoch-Schönlein purpura. He presented with rectal bleeding and acute kidney injury sec...

OBJECTIVE To study the influence of deletion/insertion polymorphism in the 16th intron of the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene on clinical manifestations of Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis. STUDY DESIGN Cross sectional study. ACE gene polymorphism was determined in patients (4-15 years old at onset) with Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis (n = 40) and compared with that in patients...

Purpura is a relatively common symptom in childhood and may be due to a variety of causes. A platelet count enables one to exclude the nonthrombocytopenic variety, but more elaborate investigations are needed to exclude other primary conditions which are often associated with thrombocytopenia, e.g. leukaemia. There remains a group of patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and it is w...

A 40-year old woman was visited at our clinic with a history of palpable purpura appearing after alexandrite laser (Apogee 5500 Alex, 15mm spot shot, 755 nm wave length, 18 j/cm2 fluence) hair removal. The skin lesions were located bilaterally on the lower extremity (Figure1). Other physical examinations were unremarkable. The patient had no history of taking medications, underlying systemic di...