DEVELOPMENT OF HENOCH-SCHONLEIN PURPURA NEPHRITIS AND MIGRATORY POLYARTHRITIS IN A PATIENT WITH IG A NEPHROPATHY
Journal Title: European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Henoch-Schonlein purpura is a type of systemic vasculitis characterized by deposition of IgA on the vascular wall. Skin, joints, kidney, gastrointestinal tract and other organs may be affected. In this paper we present a patient diagnosed as IgA nephropathy with renal biopsy 12 years ago and nowadays presented with Henoch-Schonlein purpura with purpura, hematuria and migratory polyarthritis.
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Dr. Ali Gurel
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