Henoch-Schonlein Purpura in the Adult, a Case Report.

ABSTRACT: This case report describes a dermatologic finding that is not typical in the adult population, but may be medically significant. A 39-year-old female patient with a past medical history that was negative for autoimmune disorders, vasculitides, or chronic infectious disease presented to our emergency department for evaluation of a painful rash on the bilateral lower extremities. She complained of two days of worsening raised, erythematous, pruritic and painful patches around both ankles, some of which had opened to become weeping sores. There was surrounding edema of both extremities. She denied any systemic symptoms. Online literature, primarily UpToDate was reviewed, and it was suspected that her rash may have been Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP), given her lack of other medical history an

SUBMITTER: Virovets I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10332541 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature