[Schönlein-Henoch purpura with intestinal involvement: a clinic exposure]

Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Feb;31(2):75-8. doi: 10.1157/13116084.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Vasculitides are a group of diseases characterized by inflammation of the blood vessels and can affect any type of blood vessel in the body. Schönlein-Henoch purpura is a type of vasculitis secondary to hypersensitivity that affects the small blood vessels. Due to the rarity of this association, we present the case of a male patient with cutaneous purpura and intestinal involvement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen, Acute / etiology
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Adult
  • Arthralgia / etiology
  • Colon / blood supply
  • Colon / pathology
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Emergencies
  • Gastroenteritis / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • IgA Vasculitis / complications*
  • IgA Vasculitis / diagnosis
  • IgA Vasculitis / drug therapy
  • IgA Vasculitis / immunology
  • Immunoglobulin A / analysis
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Intestinal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Intestinal Diseases / etiology*
  • Intestine, Small / blood supply
  • Intestine, Small / pathology
  • Male
  • Weight Loss

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Immunoglobulin A
  • Immunosuppressive Agents