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RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
Volume 29, Issue 12, Pages 1491-1494Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-009-0853-3
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Schonlein-Henoch purpura; Gastrointestinal haemorrhage; Corticosteroids; Vasculitis
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Schonlein-Henoch purpura is a small vessel disease that affects mainly skin and kidney, although several gastrointestinal symptoms may occur including abdominal pain, intussusception, perforation or bleeding. Massive lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage is rare and even more as the main symptom of the disease. We present a case of a 2-year-old boy with Schonlein-Henoch purpura who developed a massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding requiring blood transfusion. In this patient both Schonlein-Henoch purpura and gastrointestinal haemorrhage were successfully treated with intravenous methylprednisolone, avoiding surgical intervention. Physicians need to have a high index of suspicion when evaluating these patients, even more when dermatologic signs are scarce. Glucocorticosteroid therapy may be effective when treating severe gastrointestinal symptoms.
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