Gastrointestinal Involvement Revealing Henoch Schonlein Purpura in Adults: Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature

Overview

Journal Int Arch Med

Publisher iMedPub

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2011 Oct 1

PMID 21958439

Citations 9

Authors

Amira Hamzaoui

Wissem Melki

Olfa Harzallah

Leila Njim

Rim Klii

Silvia Mahjoub

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Abstract

The diagnosis of Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is difficult, especially when abdominal symptoms precede cutaneous lesions. We report three cases of adult HSP revealed by gastrointestinal (GI) involvement.

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