Henoch-Schönlein purpura history and symptoms

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Overview

History

Symptoms

  • Skin- The skin lesions start as maculae progressing to papules and then to palpable purpura involving the symmetrical dependent areas such as buttocks, back, upper and lower limbs.
    • Other skin lesions include hives, angioedema, and target lesions.
  • Gastrointestinal
    • Abdominal pain,
    • Melena
    • Bloody diarrhea
    • Hematemesis
    • Duodenal ulcers
    • GI bleed
  • Joints
    • Arthralgia is most common in the knees and ankles and rarely the interphalangeal joints and wrist.

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