Henoch-Schoenlein purpura

Introduction: Henoch-Schoenlein purpura

Description of Henoch-Schoenlein purpura

Henoch-Schoenlein purpura (medical condition): A form of vasculitis (blood vessel inflammation) that affects blood...more »

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Henoch-Schoenlein purpura: A form of nonthrombocytopenic purpura due to a hypersensitivity vasculitis associated with a variety of clinical symptoms including urticaria and erythema, arthropathy and arthritis, gastrointestinal symptoms, and renal involvement.
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Henoch-Schoenlein purpura: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Henoch-Schoenlein purpura:

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• Purpura
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• Hypersensitivity (50 causes)
• Vasculitis (65 causes)
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• Urticaria (156 causes)
• Erythema
• Arthropathy

Henoch-Schoenlein purpura: Rare Disease

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Henoch-Schoenlein purpura as a "rare disease".

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Henoch-Schoenlein purpura as a Disease

Henoch-Schoenlein purpura: Another name for Henoch-Schonlein purpura (or close medical condition association).
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Henoch-Schoenlein purpura: Related Diseases

Henoch-Schoenlein purpura: Henoch-Schoenlein purpura is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Bleeding and coagulation conditions
• Blood conditions
• Autoimmune conditions
• Immune system conditions
• Circulatory system conditions

Causes of Henoch-Schoenlein purpura

Some of the causes of Henoch-Schoenlein purpura are included in the list below:

• Aspirin
• Cushing's syndrome
• Senile purpura
• Schamberg's disease
• Pseudoxanthoma elasticum dominant type 1

See full list of 12 causes of Henoch-Schoenlein purpura (Henoch-Schonlein purpura)

Symptoms of Henoch-Schoenlein purpura (Henoch-Schonlein purpura)

Some of the symptoms of Henoch-Schoenlein purpura incude:

• Headache
• Anorexia
• Fever
• Abdominal pain
• Joint pain

See full list of 30 symptoms of Henoch-Schoenlein purpura (Henoch-Schonlein purpura)

Terms associated with Henoch-Schoenlein purpura:

Terms Similar to Henoch-Schoenlein purpura:

• Henoch-Schonlein syndrome
• Henoch-Schönlein purpura
• Anaphylactoid purpura

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• Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Vasculitis - 4
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• eMedicine - Henoch-Schoenlein Purpura : Article by Noah S Scheinfeld, MD, JD, FAAD
• 1990 criteria for the classification of Henoch-Schönlein purpura
• eMedicine - Pediatrics, Henoch-Schönlein Purpura : Article by Pamela Dyne, MD
• Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP) Vasculitis - 2
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• eMedicine - Henoch-Schönlein Purpura : Article by Philip Bossart, MD

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