Henoch-Schönlein Purpura Associated with Gangrenous Appendicitis: A Case Report
- Author:
NK Semeena
;
Shashikant Adlekha
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
abdominal pain;
appendicitis;
purpura;
purpuric;
rash;
Schonlein-Henoch;
vasculitis
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
2014;21(2):72-74
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP) is a leucocytoclastic vasculitis of unclear aetiology characterised by symmetrical, non-traumatic, nonthrombocytopenic purpura mostly involving the lower limbs and buttocks, as well as arthritis, gastrointestinal manifestations, and occasional nephritis. A 35 years old male presented with purpuric rash on the lower extremities, abdominal pain, fever, arthralgia, and melaena. A diagnosis of HSP with appendicitis was made, which is an exceedingly rare phenomenon.
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