Intestinal Infarction and Portal Vein Thrombosis in a Patient with Henoch Schonlein Purpura

Intestinal Infarction and Portal Vein Thrombosis in a Patient with Henoch Schonlein Purpura

Henoch Schonlein purpura is a systemic vasculitis that commonly affects children and teenagers but also affects adults of all ages. In most instances it has a benign course. Organ involvement, particularly in adults, and notably the kidneys and gastrointestinal tract may require therapeutic interven...

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Main Authors: Mekdess Abebe, Asha Patnaik, Frederick Miller, Heidi Roppelt, Nand K. Wadhwa, Mersema Abate, Edward P. Nord
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/672959
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spelling doaj-8db6c4a271c44bf19df9b5a0c21a259e2020-11-24T22:44:04ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Rheumatology2090-68892090-68972012-01-01201210.1155/2012/672959672959Intestinal Infarction and Portal Vein Thrombosis in a Patient with Henoch Schonlein PurpuraMekdess Abebe0Asha Patnaik1Frederick Miller2Heidi Roppelt3Nand K. Wadhwa4Mersema Abate5Edward P. Nord6Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USADivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USADepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USADivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USADivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USADivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USADivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USAHenoch Schonlein purpura is a systemic vasculitis that commonly affects children and teenagers but also affects adults of all ages. In most instances it has a benign course. Organ involvement, particularly in adults, and notably the kidneys and gastrointestinal tract may require therapeutic intervention and may have a less favorable outcome. We report a case of a 58-year-old man who presented with purpura and who rapidly developed catastrophic intestinal vasculitis, leading to his demise.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/672959
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author Mekdess Abebe
Asha Patnaik
Frederick Miller
Heidi Roppelt
Nand K. Wadhwa
Mersema Abate
Edward P. Nord
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Asha Patnaik
Frederick Miller
Heidi Roppelt
Nand K. Wadhwa
Mersema Abate
Edward P. Nord
Intestinal Infarction and Portal Vein Thrombosis in a Patient with Henoch Schonlein Purpura
Case Reports in Rheumatology
author_facet Mekdess Abebe
Asha Patnaik
Frederick Miller
Heidi Roppelt
Nand K. Wadhwa
Mersema Abate
Edward P. Nord
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title Intestinal Infarction and Portal Vein Thrombosis in a Patient with Henoch Schonlein Purpura
title_short Intestinal Infarction and Portal Vein Thrombosis in a Patient with Henoch Schonlein Purpura
title_full Intestinal Infarction and Portal Vein Thrombosis in a Patient with Henoch Schonlein Purpura
title_fullStr Intestinal Infarction and Portal Vein Thrombosis in a Patient with Henoch Schonlein Purpura
title_full_unstemmed Intestinal Infarction and Portal Vein Thrombosis in a Patient with Henoch Schonlein Purpura
title_sort intestinal infarction and portal vein thrombosis in a patient with henoch schonlein purpura
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Rheumatology
issn 2090-6889
2090-6897
publishDate 2012-01-01
description Henoch Schonlein purpura is a systemic vasculitis that commonly affects children and teenagers but also affects adults of all ages. In most instances it has a benign course. Organ involvement, particularly in adults, and notably the kidneys and gastrointestinal tract may require therapeutic intervention and may have a less favorable outcome. We report a case of a 58-year-old man who presented with purpura and who rapidly developed catastrophic intestinal vasculitis, leading to his demise.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/672959
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