Henoch-Schonlein Purpura: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

Links shared publicly online about this topic.

  • 1,211
    total visits

Henoch-Schonlein Purpura: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com

Overview: Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is a small-vessel vasculitis characterized by purpura, arthritis, abdominal pain, and hematuria.1, 2 In his 1801 book, On Cutaneous Diseases, Heberden described a 5-year-old boy with bloody points over the skin of ...

View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

Tags: Emergency, Pain, Arthritis, Vasculitis, Henoch-Schonlein Purpura, Blood in the Urine, Disease and Condition, Emergency Medicine

  • Share

Most Recently Shared on April 27, 2010 at 4:13 am By:

Health_SS Susan S

Henoch-Schönlein purpura is a small-vessel vasculitis characterized by purpura, arthritis, abdominal pain & hematuria. http://bit.ly/a1w4to

2 years ago...

Emergency Medicine News & Articles - MDLinx - Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal on #MDlinx

mdlinx.com — “Emergency Medicine News & Articles - MDLinx - Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal on #MDlinxView full resource at mdlinx.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on August 14, 2010 at 2:05 am By:

MDLinx Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician

Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Complicated by Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome: Pediatric Em... http://bit.ly/aDqTli #ER #mdlinx

2 years ago...

Pediatrics, Henoch-Schonlein Purpura: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is an inflammatory disorder characterized by a generalized vasculitis involving the small vessels of the skin, GI tract, kidneys, joints, and, rarely, the lungs and CNS. It is the most common vasculitis in ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:45 am By:

Health_SS Susan S Health Advocate

Henoch-Schönlein purpura is a rare condition that can affect nearly any of a child's organ systems. Learn symptoms. http://bit.ly/d7PdYg

2 years ago...

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare life-threatening multisystem disorder that is considered a true medical hematological emergency. Moschcowitz first described TTP in 1924 when he observed that a 16-year-old girl had anemia, petechiae, and microscopic ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on April 27, 2010 at 4:14 am By:

Health_SS Susan S Health Advocate

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a rare life-threatening disorder that is considered a true medical emergency. http://bit.ly/coXuJy

2 years ago...

Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), also known as primary immune thrombocytopenic purpura and autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura, is defined as isolated thrombocytopenia with normal bone marrow and the absence of other causes of thrombocytopenia. The 2 distinct clinical ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on April 27, 2010 at 4:12 am By:

Health_SS Susan S Health Advocate

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura often follows an acute infection. Learn more about it. http://bit.ly/cE2HQr

2 years ago...

Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (Anaphylactoid Purpura): eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP, or anaphylactoid purpura) is an immunoglobulin (Ig) A-mediated small-vessel vasculitis that predominantly affects children but also is seen in adults. HSP is a subset of necrotizing vasculitis characterized by fibrinoid destruction of blood ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on April 19, 2010 at 8:57 pm By:

SusanS_Health Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate

Henoch-Schönlein purpura is an autoimmune skin disease that typically affects kids aged 2-11. Learn causes & symptoms.http://bit.ly/b2LpSS

2 years ago...

Henoch-Schonlein Purpura: eMedicine Pediatrics: General Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Willan and Heberden appeared to have first noted Henoch-Schoenlein (or Henoch-Schonlein) purpura (HSP) in the early 1800s. However, Schonlein first described the combination of acute purpura and arthritis in children in 1837, and Henoch reported the ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on September 30, 2009 at 9:16 pm By:

MedscapePeds Medscape Pediatrics Health Site and Pediatrics

Added a few images and new bits of info to the eMedicine Henoch-Schonlein Purpura topic at http://bit.ly/1NU1Ot #health #nephrology

3 years ago...

Advertisement