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- Title
Henoch-Schonlein Purpura and Unusual Face Involvement.
- Authors
Sadeghi-Shabestar, Mahnaz; Vafaei, Iman; Ahmadian, Javad
- Abstract
Objective: Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is a leukocytoclastic vasculitis, which is the most common vasculitis in children 3-9 years old. It is benign and self- limited disease with involvement of multiple organs such as; skin, gastrointestinal, renal and joints. Cutaneous manifestation in upper and lower extremities often presents in all patients with HSP. We report a case of HSP with unusual involvement on the face. Case presentation: A 6- year -old boy referred to the Pediatric hospital with purpuric, pruritic rashes in upper and lower extremities for 2 weeks. He had also bloody stool and abdominal pain from 3 days ago. On physical examination he had painless purpuric palpable on face, mostly on bilateral maxillary, mandibular regions and ears. After diagnosis of HSP by clinical manifestations and normal laboratory findings, treatment with corticosteroids for bloody stool began and his symptoms subsided.
- Subjects
SCHOENLEIN-Henoch purpura; LEUCOCYTES; VASCULITIS
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 2018, Vol 17, p231
- ISSN
1735-1502
- Publication type
Abstract