Acute Penile pain and swelling in a 4-year-old child with Henoch-Schönlein purpura

Kishor Kumar Tewary, Bernadette Khodaghalian, Hassib Narchi

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Abstract

Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is the most common vasculitis found in children. It usually affects the small vessels of the skin, joints, gastrointestinal tract and, more rarely, kidneys, brain, lungs and genitalia. Apart from classical presentation with purpuric rashes around buttocks and lower extremities, features such as arthralgia, abdominal pain, haematuria and proteinuria as well as scrotal swelling have been described in the literature. Penile involvement is rare and is not commonly described. We describe a child with HSP who developed penile involvement. We review the literature of all the cases reported in detail, in order to highlight useful clinical presentation, management and prognosis of this rare manifestation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number202341
JournalBMJ Case Reports
Volume2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 9 2015

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  • Medicine(all)

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