Henoch-Schönlein purpura. 1994

W L Robson, and A K Leung
Children's Hospital, Greenville, South Carolina.

Henoch-Schönlein purpura is a fairly common pediatric disorder. The role of immunosuppression in the treatment of HSP continues to be controversial and awaits a multicenter controlled trial. The prognosis for the majority of patients is very good. Less than 2% of patients develop a serious complication associated with long-term morbidity. The most common serious complication is end-stage kidney disease, which may develop late in the disease after the symptoms from other organ systems have resolved. Patients with HSP should be carefully followed for several years to look for evidence of late renal involvement, and those patients who develop renal involvement should be followed regularly throughout their lifetime.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007674 Kidney Diseases Pathological processes of the KIDNEY or its component tissues. Disease, Kidney,Diseases, Kidney,Kidney Disease
D008171 Lung Diseases Pathological processes involving any part of the LUNG. Pulmonary Diseases,Disease, Pulmonary,Diseases, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Disease,Disease, Lung,Diseases, Lung,Lung Disease
D008297 Male Males
D009140 Musculoskeletal Diseases Diseases of the muscles and their associated ligaments and other connective tissue and of the bones and cartilage viewed collectively. Orthopedic Disorders,Musculoskeletal Disease,Orthopedic Disorder
D009422 Nervous System Diseases Diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system. This includes disorders of the brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves, peripheral nerves, nerve roots, autonomic nervous system, neuromuscular junction, and muscle. Neurologic Disorders,Nervous System Disorders,Neurological Disorders,Disease, Nervous System,Diseases, Nervous System,Disorder, Nervous System,Disorder, Neurologic,Disorder, Neurological,Disorders, Nervous System,Disorders, Neurologic,Disorders, Neurological,Nervous System Disease,Nervous System Disorder,Neurologic Disorder,Neurological Disorder
D010353 Patient Education as Topic The teaching or training of patients concerning their own health needs. Education of Patients,Education, Patient,Patient Education
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D011695 IgA Vasculitis A systemic non-thrombocytopenic purpura caused by HYPERSENSITIVITY VASCULITIS and deposition of IGA-containing IMMUNE COMPLEXES within the blood vessels throughout the body, including those in the kidney (KIDNEY GLOMERULUS). Clinical symptoms include URTICARIA; ERYTHEMA; ARTHRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; and renal involvement. Most cases are seen in children after acute upper respiratory infections. Allergic Purpura,Anaphylactoid Purpura,Henoch Purpura,Henoch-Schoenlein Purpura,Purpura Hemorrhagica,Purpura, Nonthrombocytopenic,Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch,Rheumatoid Purpura,Schoenlein-Henoch Purpura,Vasculitis, Hemorrhagic,Henoch Schonlein Purpura,Henoch-Schonlein Purpura,Purpura, Nonthrombopenic,Purpura, Schonlein-Henoch,Hemorrhagic Vasculitis,Hemorrhagica, Purpura,Henoch Schoenlein Purpura,Henoch Schonlein Purpuras,Henoch-Schonlein Purpuras,Nonthrombocytopenic Purpura,Nonthrombopenic Purpura,Nonthrombopenic Purpuras,Purpura, Allergic,Purpura, Anaphylactoid,Purpura, Henoch,Purpura, Henoch Schonlein,Purpura, Henoch-Schoenlein,Purpura, Henoch-Schonlein,Purpura, Rheumatoid,Purpura, Schoenlein Henoch,Purpura, Schonlein Henoch,Purpuras, Henoch Schonlein,Purpuras, Henoch-Schonlein,Purpuras, Nonthrombopenic,Purpuras, Schonlein-Henoch,Schoenlein Henoch Purpura,Schonlein Purpura, Henoch,Schonlein Purpuras, Henoch,Schonlein-Henoch Purpura,Schonlein-Henoch Purpuras,Vasculitis, IgA
D012008 Recurrence The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission. Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses

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