Henoch-Shoenlein Purpura : Colligative - Practical Wisdom in Anesthesia, Surgery, and Medicine.

Aliases:

Shoenlein-Henoch Purpura

Henoch-Schonlein Purpura

Shonlein-Henoch Purpura

Anaphylactoid Purpura

Allergic Purpura

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Definition, Pathophysiology

A systemic non-thrombocytopenic purpura caused by HYPERSENSITIVITY VASCULITIS and deposition of IGA-containing IMMUNE COMPLEXES within the blood vessels throughout the body, including those in the kidney ( KIDNEY GLOMERULUS). Clinical symptoms include URTICARIA; ERYTHEMA; ARTHRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; and renal involvement. Most cases are seen in children after acute upper respiratory infections.
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