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*'''P'''alpable purpura.
*'''P'''alpable purpura.
*'''A'''bdominal pain.
*'''A'''bdominal pain.
Work-up - partial:
*ESR - high.
*Creatinine - high.
*CBC - platelets should be normal or high.
**Low platelets + purpura think [[microscopic polyangiopathies]] (e.g. [[TTP]], [[HUS]]).


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 17:06, 30 April 2012

Henoch-Schönlein purpura, abbreviated HSP, a disease that afflicts children.

Pathologically, it can be thought of as the combination of:

  1. IgA nephropathy.
  2. Leukocytoclastic vasculitis.[1]

Clinical features

The classic triad is:[2]

  1. Palpable purpura.
  2. Abdominal pain.
  3. Arthritis.

Mnemonic NAPA:[3]

  • Nephritis.
  • Arthralgia/arthritis.
  • Palpable purpura.
  • Abdominal pain.

Work-up - partial:

See also

References

  1. Kraft, DM.; Mckee, D.; Scott, C. (Aug 1998). "Henoch-Schönlein purpura: a review.". Am Fam Physician 58 (2): 405-8, 411. PMID 9713395.
  2. Reamy, BV.; Williams, PM.; Lindsay, TJ. (Oct 2009). "Henoch-Schönlein purpura.". Am Fam Physician 80 (7): 697-704. PMID 19817340.
  3. URL: http://www.medicalmnemonics.com/cgi-bin/return_browse.cfm?browse=1&discipline=Rheumatology%20%2F%20Allergy. Accessed on: 29 April 2012.