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...

We report a 17-year-old girl who developed Henoch-Schonlein purpura 10 days after receiving a meningococcal vaccine (Menomune). To our knowledge, this is the first case report of Henoch-Schonlein purpura temporally associated with the tetravalent serogroups A, C, W-135, and Y meningococcal vaccine administered in the United States.

introduction: henoch schonlein purpura (hsp) is a self-limited systemic disease with multiorgan involvement. while cutaneous involvement may wary, presenting as itching papules is not a common manifestation. in this report we discuss a case of hsp which was presented solely with itching papules; mistaken for scabies. case presentation: a 7 year old boy presented with itchy palpable papules with...

A 70-year-old man with acute pancreatitis (acute exacerbation of chronic pancreatitis) was admitted to our department. Despite temporary improvement, the pancreatitis worsened on the 21st hospital day, forming a pancreatic pseudocyst, with infection in the cyst. After treatment with various antibiotics, a blood test on the 71st hospital day indicated improved inflammatory response despite conti...

Two cases of systemic vasculitis are described; one presenting with adult Henoch-Schonlein purpura secondary to a concomitant Chlamydia infection and the other with leucocytoclastic vasculitis and mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis secondary to a recent parvovirus B19 infection. Association of chlamydial infection has not previously been described with Henoch-Schonlein purpura and this in...

Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a systemic vasculitis characterized classically by purpura, arthritis and abdominal pain. Epididymitis/orchitis is rarely seen as a complication of HSP. Testicular or scrotal involvement has been reported in children with Henoch-Schonlein purpura and must be distinguished from testicular torsion. We report a case of a 5 year old boy diagnosed with Henoch-Schönl...

Numerous investigations have been devoted to the search for environmental factors controlling the onset of autoimmune diseases. Pancreatic involvement, a rare complication of Henoch-Schonlein purpura, has been found mainly in adults, and it has not been reported in children. We present a case of a severe diabetic ketoacidosis in a child, a 7-year-old boy, following a typical clinical picture of...

The diagnosis of Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is difficult, especially when abdominal symptoms precede cutaneous lesions. We report three cases of adult HSP revealed by gastrointestinal (GI) involvement.

The diagnosis of Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is difficult, especially when abdominal symptoms precede cutaneous lesions. We report three cases of adult HSP revealed by gastrointestinal (GI) involvement.

Bacterial and viral triggers are suspected agents in the initial etiology of autoimmune diseases. There are some studies on the etiology of autoimmune disorders which have focused on streptococcal infection and a possible relation with microbial heat shock proteins (hsp) which show significant homology with human heat shock proteins. In addition, some serotypes of streptococci cross-react ...