Henoch-Schonlein Purpura in a Disseminated Tuberculosis Patient.
- Author:
Dae Hyung JUN
1
;
Byung Wook KIM
;
Bo In LEE
;
Yong Bum PARK
;
Gye Won LEE
;
Hwang CHOI
;
Se Hyun CHO
;
Hiun Suk CHAE
;
Kyu Yong CHOI
;
Sang Bok CHA
;
In Sik CHUNG
;
Doo Ho PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. bleok@olmh.cuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Henoch-Schonlein purpura;
Disseminated tuberculosis
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Bacterial Infections;
Colon;
Duodenum;
Humans;
Leg;
Lung;
Purpura;
Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch*;
Spine;
Tuberculosis*;
Vasculitis;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2003;26(1):35-38
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Henoch-Schonlein purpura is a systemic leukoclastic vasculitis and involves small vessels resulting in vasculitis. Major pathogenetic mechanism of Henoch-Schonlein purpura has not been still elucidated. Possible causes, however, may be associated with viral infection, bacterial infection, exposure to drugs and toxins, systemic diseases and carcinomas. Henoch-Schonlein purpura rarely develops in patients with tuberculosis, though there have been some reports on the development of this syndrome during antituberculous therapy. A 24-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of diffuse abdominal pain, lower leg purpura and disseminated tuberculosis involving lung, duodenum, colon and lumbar spine and diagnosed as Henoch-Schonlein purpura with disseminated tuberculosis. Henoch-Schonlein purpura developed before antibuberculous therapy and antituberculous treatment was effective both in disseminated tuberculosis and Henoch-Schonlein purpura. We concluded that disseminated tuberculosis might be a cause of Henoch-Schonlein purpura.
