Attempts to taper the prednisone quickly resulted in worsening abdominal pain and reappearance of the palpable purpura. Two months later, the patient's rash was cleared, and he is being monitored ...

Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a systemic small vessel vasculitis predominantly affecting children and, less commonly, adults. Classical HSP includes a tetrad of palpable purpura, arthritis, ...

We present a rare case of a 4-year-old boy with newly diagnosed Henöch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) affecting the scrotum and penis. The patient presented to the emergency department with palpable purpura ...

DIAGNOSIS: acute infectious purpura fluminans (PF) caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Henoch–Schönlein purpura is rare and usually benign in adults, and is typically characterised by elevated ...

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