Intestinal Infarction and Portal Vein Thrombosis in a Patient with Henoch Schonlein Purpura | Zendy

Mekdess Abebe | Zendy; Asha Patnaik | Zendy; Frederick W. Miller | Zendy; Heidi Roppelt | Zendy; Nand K. Wadhwa | Zendy; Mersema Abate | Zendy; Edward P. Nord | Zendy

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Intestinal Infarction and Portal Vein Thrombosis in a Patient with Henoch Schonlein Purpura

Author(s) -

Mekdess Abebe,

Asha Patnaik,

Frederick W. Miller,

Heidi Roppelt,

Nand K. Wadhwa,

Mersema Abate,

Edward P. Nord

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in rheumatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6889

pISSN - 2090-6897

DOI - 10.1155/2012/672959

Subject(s) - medicine , purpura (gastropod) , henoch schonlein purpura , vasculitis , thrombosis , gastrointestinal tract , dermatology , gastroenterology , ecology , disease , biology

Henoch Schonlein purpura is a systemic vasculitis that commonly affects children and teenagers but also affects adults of all ages. In most instances it has a benign course. Organ involvement, particularly in adults, and notably the kidneys and gastrointestinal tract may require therapeutic intervention and may have a less favorable outcome. We report a case of a 58-year-old man who presented with purpura and who rapidly developed catastrophic intestinal vasculitis, leading to his demise.

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