Wednesday, 6 December 2023

An Overview of IgA Vasculitis (Henoch- Schönlein Purpura) among Children | Chapter 4 | Advanced Concepts in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 6

 This unit discusses about IgA Vasculitis (Henoch- Schönlein purpura) among babies. The IgA vasculitis, a primary vasculitis that generally affects small ancestry vessels, is analyzed based on the presence of characteristic purpura or petechiae, intestinal discomfort, and renal abnormalities. The Ig A vasculitis is an severe multisystemic disease with signs and manifestations of purpura or petechiae, arthralgia or arthritis, and abdominal pain. Nearly 50% to 75% of children have gastrointestinal symptoms, to a degree colicky abdominal discomfort, disgorging, paralytic ileus, and GI bleeding, frequently occurring betwixt 1-4 weeks. An incomplete presentation of IgAV, specifically if the skin symptoms are originally missing or there is an nonconforming presentation, the disease becomes very difficult. If, it is necessary to allow for possibility alternative factors that may influence purpura, arthritis, abdominal discomfort, and renal ailment. Disease recurrence can happen in patients accompanying IgA Vasculitis even after renal transplantation. But despite current advances in molecular understanding and healthcare conveniences over the last few decades, the renal complication of IgA vasculitis remains a concern and the consequence has not changed over occasion.

Author(s) Details:

Chinmay Kumar Behera,
Department of Pediatrics, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

Reshmi Mishra,
Department of Pediatrics, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/ACMMR-V6/article/view/12640

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