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Case Reports
. 2015 Jun;51(6):639-42.
doi: 10.1111/jpc.12786. Epub 2014 Dec 15.

Complicated Henoch-Schönlein purpura

Hayley M Hernstadt  1 , Murray Bartlett  2 , Joshua Y Kausman  3   4 , Duncan Macgregor  5 , Jonathan D Akikusa  1   6   4
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Complicated Henoch-Schönlein purpura

Hayley M Hernstadt et al. J Paediatr Child Health. 2015 Jun.

Abstract

We present a case of Henoch Schonlein pupura in a 6-year-old boy demonstrating some of the diagnostic pitfalls, complications and management challenges of this common paediatric condition.

Keywords: Henoch Schonlein purpura; disease complications; immunosuppressive treatment; nephrotic syndrome; protein losing enteropathy.

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