Bullous Henoch-Schönlein purpura in children

Charles B Chen; Srikanth Garlapati; Jeffrey D Lancaster; Zachary Zinn; Patrick Bacaj; Kamakshya P Patra

Bullous Henoch-Schönlein purpura in children

Cutis. 2015 Oct;96(4):248-52.

Authors

Charles B Chen¹, Srikanth Garlapati¹, Jeffrey D Lancaster¹, Zachary Zinn², Patrick Bacaj³, Kamakshya P Patra¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, USA.
² Department of Dermatology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, USA.
³ Department of Pathology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, USA.

PMID: 26682287

Abstract

Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a systemic vasculitis that is common in the pediatric population and often presents with the classical triad of palpable purpura, arthralgia, and abdominal pain. We describe a case of HSP in a 14-year-old adolescent girl who presented with atypical features of painful hemorrhagic bullae. The patient was treated with high-dose steroids, dapsone, and supportive therapy with remarkable improvement.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain / etiology*
Adolescent
Dapsone / therapeutic use
Dermatologic Agents / therapeutic use*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
Hemorrhage / pathology
Humans
IgA Vasculitis / diagnosis*
IgA Vasculitis / drug therapy
IgA Vasculitis / pathology
Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / diagnosis
Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / pathology

Substances

Dermatologic Agents
Glucocorticoids
Dapsone