Ramírez-Terán AL, Vega-Memije ME, Toussaint-Caire S, Soto V

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ABSTRACT

This paper reports the case of a 24-year-old female patient with Henoch-Schönlein purpura, who presented to our department with cutaneous manifestations. She has torpid evolution, and gastrointestinal and renal complications. Henoch-Schönlein purpura is a small vessel vasculitis that affects mainly pediatric patients, characterized by the tetrad of palpable purpura, abdominal pain, arthralgia or arthritis and kidney injusry. It is a systemic disease with IgA. It is usually self-limiting, but in some cases serious complications may appear, mainly chronic kidney disease. Steroid treatment is recommended only in severe cases. Early recognition of the disease and the multidisciplinary management prevent fatal complications.