TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute Penile pain and swelling in a 4-year-old child with Henoch-Schönlein purpura
AU - Tewary, Kishor Kumar
AU - Khodaghalian, Bernadette
AU - Narchi, Hassib
PY - 2015/4/9
Y1 - 2015/4/9
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2013-202341
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2013-202341
M3 - Article
C2 - 25858918
AN - SCOPUS:84929497648
SN - 1757-790X
VL - 2015
JO - BMJ Case Reports
JF - BMJ Case Reports
M1 - 202341
ER -