A Case of Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Involving Colon Mimicking Colon Cancer.
- Author:
Seung Hoon PARK
1
;
Jin Oh KIM
;
Hyun Gun KIM
;
Tae Hee LEE
;
Wan Jung KIM
;
Sung Wook HONG
;
Sung Gon JUN
;
So Young JIN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Institute for Digestive Research, Digestive Disease Center, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jokim31@hanafos.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Henoch-Schonlein purpura;
Colon cancer;
Colonoscopy;
Colon;
Purpura
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adult;
Arthralgia;
Child;
Colon;
Colonic Neoplasms;
Colonoscopy;
Exanthema;
Female;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Purpura;
Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch;
Systemic Vasculitis
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2011;42(5):306-310
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Henoch-Schonlein purpura is the most common form of systemic vasculitis in children but occurs rarely in adults. Henoch-Schonlein purpura has characteristic features of a purpuric skin rash, abdominal pain, arthralgia, and abnormal urinary findings. Gastrointestinal tract involvement is characterized by abdominal pain and gastrointestinal bleeding. Recently, we experienced a case of Henoch-Schonlein purpura with gastrointestinal involvement mimicking colon cancer in a 41-year-old female who complained of erythematous macules, arthralgia, and abdominal pain. The initial colonoscopic findings and computed tomographs failed to rule out colon cancer, but serial endoscopic examinations and clinical manifestations revealed colonic involvement of Henoch-Schonlein purpura.
