HSP is the most common form of vasculitis in children, with an annual incidence on the order of 140 cases/million persons. The mean age of patients with HSP is 5.9 years. What causes Henoch-Schönlein Purpura?

2023年9月26日 · IgA vasculitis, formerly known as Henoch-Schönlein purpura, is a complex immune-mediated vasculitis characterized by the involvement of small blood vessels in various organ systems. IgA vasculitis primarily affects the small vessels of the joints, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, skin, and, in rare instances, the central nervous system and lungs.

2020年8月15日 · Henoch-Schönlein purpura, now called immunoglobulin A (IgA) vasculitis, is a systemic, immune complex–mediated, small-vessel leukocytoclastic vasculitis characterized by...

2021年9月21日 · Henoch-Schonlein purpura is an inflammation of the small blood vessels of the skin, joints, bowels and kidneys. When blood vessels get inflamed, they can bleed into the skin, causing a reddish-purple rash (purpura). The most striking feature of this form of vasculitis is a purplish rash, typically on the lower legs and buttocks.

2024年7月15日 · Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a disease that inflames small blood vessels. The inflammation causes blood vessels in the skin, intestines, kidneys, and joints to start...

Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a form of vasculitis, a condition that involves inflammation of the blood vessels. It can affect any organ of the body and is the most common form of vasculitis in childhood. The condition is characterized by bruise-like rash on the arms or legs.

2018年10月25日 · Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a form of vasculitis, a condition in which some of the small blood vessels in the body become inflamed. HSP occurs when immunoglobulin A (IgA), a protein in the body that typically fights off infections, attacks the blood vessels instead. For this reason, HSP is sometimes also called IgA vasculitis.

IgA vasculitis, previously known as Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP), is a systemic vasculitis which can affect the skin, joints, bowel and kidneys. IgA is a form of antibody that we all make, to protect the lining of the airway, throat, and gut. This is why bouts of IgAV often follow infections in the throat, tonsils or bouts of gastroenteritis.

IgA vasculitis (HSP), previously known as Henoch–Schönlein purpura, is an autoimmune disease that most commonly affects children. In the skin, the disease causes palpable purpura (small, raised areas of bleeding underneath the skin), often with joint pain and abdominal pain.

2014年10月1日 · Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a small vessel vasculitis that annually affects 10 to 20 children per 100,000 population. It is the most common vasculitis of childhood. Although HSP is seen in infancy through adulthood, most documented cases affect children; more than 75% of those diagnosed as having HSP are younger than 10 years, with a ...