Open AccessSEVERE GASTROINTESTINAL MANIFESTATIONS COMPLICATING HENOCH-SCHÖNLEIN PURPURA IN ADULT: A RARE CASE IN INDONESIA
Author(s) -
William Ray Cassidy,
Ketut Suryana,
Dewi Catur Wulandari
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i11.28911
Subject(s) - medicine , purpura (gastropod) , henoch schonlein purpura , palpable purpura , vasculitis , limiting , arthritis , gastrointestinal bleeding , dermatology , abdomen , systemic vasculitis , gastroenterology , immunology , surgery , disease , mechanical engineering , ecology , engineering , biology
Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP), also known as immunoglobulin A vasculitis, is a self-limiting, small vessel systemic vasculitis rarely found in adults characterized by palpable purpura, arthritis or arthralgia, gastrointestinal, and renal involvement. We report a case of a 31-year-old male with HSP complicated with severe gastrointestinal manifestations mimicking acute abdomen. He was successfully managed with conservative approach. Meticulous diagnosis, treatment, and long-term monitoring are important to reduce patient morbidity.