Vascular purpura

Alternative names
Anaphylactoid purpura; Henoch-Schonlein purpura

Definition
Henoch-Schonlein purpura is a disease that has the symptoms of purple spots on the skin, joint pain, gastrointestinal symptoms, and glomerulonephritis (a type of kidney disorder).

see Henoch-Schonlein purpura.

Johns Hopkins patient information

Last revised: December 3, 2012
by Gevorg A. Poghosian, Ph.D.

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