RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Acute abdominal pain: Henoch–Schönlein purpura case in a young adult, a rare but important diagnosis
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 77
OP 79
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.19-1-77
VO 19
IS 1
A1 Keith McPartland
A1 Gary Wright
YR 2019
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/19/1/77.abstract
AB Henoch–Schönlein purpura (HSP), also known as IgA vasculitis, is a systemic vasculitis which is the most common vasculitis in children. The incidence in adults varies from 3.4 to 14.3 cases per million.1 The classic triad of symptoms include purpuric rash, arthritis and abdominal pain. We present the case of a 20-year-old male with HSP who presented with recurrent episodes of abdominal pain, followed by classical symptoms with an identified post-infectious aetiology.