Vasculitis Flashcards
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What is Henoch-Schonlein purpura?
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- an IgA mediated small vessel vasculitis. There is a degree of overlap with IgA nephropathy (Berger’s disease).
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What are the clinical features of HSP? How should they be managed?
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- more common in children (boys>girls)
- Often follows a respiratory infection
- Presents with palpable purpuric rash over buttocks and extensor surfaces of arms and legs
- abdominal pain (may mimic acute abdo)
- join pain (polyarthritis)
- features of IgA nephropathy: glomerulonephritis - haematuria, renal failure
Refer to paeds - supportive care. Usually self-limiting, most fully recover over a few months.
