Henoch-Schönlein Purpura Presenting in Association With Neuroblastoma: A Case Report

Zineb Alfath; Asmaa Ferdjallah; Emily Greengard; Sabeen K Askari; Karim T Sadak; Colleen K Correll

doi:10.3389/fped.2020.00077

Henoch-Schönlein Purpura Presenting in Association With Neuroblastoma: A Case Report

Front Pediatr. 2020 Feb 28:8:77. doi: 10.3389/fped.2020.00077. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Zineb Alfath¹, Asmaa Ferdjallah², Emily Greengard², Sabeen K Askari³, Karim T Sadak², Colleen K Correll⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
² Division of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
³ MHealth Fairview Pathology Service Line, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
⁴ Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.

Abstract

Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a common systemic vasculitis affecting children. It is managed in the outpatient setting and rarely associated with malignancy. We present a case of neuroblastoma in a 7-year-old boy diagnosed after suspected HSP. Our case highlights the importance of maintaining a broad differential diagnosis in children with atypical HSP and performing a skin biopsy with immunofluorescence when a rash is present.

Keywords: Henoch-Schönlein purpura; case report; neuroblastoma; pediatrics; rash.

Publication types

Case Reports