Symptoms of Henoch Schonlein purpura in children

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I don't know if you've ever seen children's allergic purpura. Most people may have heard of it. In fact, allergic purpura is not so untouchable. It's around us. Children's allergic purpura is the allergic behavior of children. What are the symptoms of children's allergic purpura? Let's take a look at the expert's explanation.

Symptoms of Henoch Schonlein purpura in children

Skin symptoms: there are mainly macular papuloid purpura with different sizes and symmetrical distribution near the great joints and buttocks of the lower limbs, which occurs repeatedly on the buttocks of the limbs. A few skin lesions involving the face and trunk have pruritus, small urticaria, angioneurotic edema and erythema multiforme at the beginning.

Joint symptoms: there may be single or multiple wandering joint swelling and pain or arthritis, sometimes local tenderness, mostly in the knee, ankle, elbow, wrist and other joints, joint cavity may have exudation, but no sequelae. Digestive tract symptoms: about 2 / 3 of the patients may have paroxysmal abdominal colic or persistent dull pain, accompanied by vomiting, hematemesis or bloody stool. In severe cases, it is watery stool.

Renal symptoms: generally in purpura about 2-4 weeks, gross hematuria or microscopic hematuria, proteinuria and tubular urine, also can appear in the rash subsided or disease static stage. Usually within a few weeks to return to severe, can occur renal dysfunction, azotemia and hypertensive encephalopathy. Hematuria, proteinuria or hypertension can last for more than 2 years in a few cases.

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Common complications include intussusception, intestinal obstruction, intestinal perforation, hemorrhagic necrotizing enteritis, intracranial hemorrhage, multiple neuritis, myocarditis, acute pancreatitis, orchitis and pulmonary hemorrhage.