- Henoch-Schonlein purpura - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic
Henoch-Schonlein purpura causes the small blood vessels in the skin, joints, intestines and kidneys to become inflamed and bleed This condition also is called IgA vasculitis The most noticeable symptom of this form of vasculitis is a rash that often appears on the legs and feet
- Henoch-Schonlein Purpura: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
WebMD explains the causes, symptoms, and treatment of Henoch-Schonlein purpura, an inflammatory disease of the small blood vessels
- Henoch–Schönlein purpura - Wikipedia
IgA vasculitis, previously known as Henoch–Schönlein purpura (HSP), is an autoimmune disease that most commonly affects children In the skin, the disease causes palpable purpura (small, raised areas of bleeding underneath the skin), often with joint pain (arthralgia) and abdominal pain
- IgA vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein purpura): Clinical . . . - UpToDate
Immunoglobulin A vasculitis (IgAV; formerly called Henoch-Schönlein purpura [HSP]) [1,2], is the most common form of systemic vasculitis in children, with an incidence range of 3 to 27 per 100,000 [3]
- Henoch-Schönlein Purpura - Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center
What causes Henoch-Schönlein Purpura? In two-thirds of the cases, the disease follows an upper respiratory tract infection, with onset an average of ten days after the start of respiratory symptoms
- Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP): Causes, Symptoms Treatment
Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP), also known as IgA vasculitis, is a systemic small-vessel vasculitis characterized by the deposition of immunoglobulin A (IgA)-containing immune complexes in the skin, gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, and joints
- Henoch-Schonlein Purpura - HealthyChildren. org
Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is disease that causes small blood vessels to become swollen and irritated—a condition called vasculitis It is most common in children between the ages of 3 and 15 years old and is rarely seen in adults HSP is not contagious and tends to affect boys more than girls Cause The actual cause of HSP is not known
- Henoch-Schonlein Purpura: Vasculitis
Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a form of vasculitis, a condition in which some of the small blood vessels in the body become inflamed HSP occurs when immunoglobulin A (IgA), a protein in the body that typically fights off infections, attacks the blood vessels instead
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