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Henoch Schönlein Purpura
Henoch Schönlein Purpura
• The etiology remais unclear, many environmental • It has been suggested that allergic purpura (HSP)
triggers: may represent autoimmunity to components of
vessel wall
- viral (hepatitis B virus, HCV, parvovirus B19, HIV)
- bacterial (Streptococcus species, S. aureus,
Salmonella species) infections in children
- medications (nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs
[NSAIDs], angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors,
antibiotics)
- food allergies
- insect bites in adults.
GX KLINIS
• KULIT: • SENDI • RENAL
- Petechiae - Transient - Microscopic hematuria
• Headache - Vomiting
• Fever - Hematochezia
- Intussception
LABORATORY TEST INDICATION
Antistreptolysin-O titers Previous streptococcal infection implicated as predisposing
factor in many patients
Basic metabolic panel (e.g., electrolytes, blood urea Monitor for renal insufficiency or failure
nitrogen, creatinine) Electrolyte imbalance may exist in patients with significant
gastrointestinal involvement
Blood culture Evaluate for bacteremia or sepsis as possible cause