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Henoch-Schönlein purpura other diagnostic studies
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Henoch-Schönlein purpura is diagnosed using a biopsy of the skin and kidney.
Other Diagnostic Studies
Other Diagnostic Studies
- Indications
- No rash
- Abnormal renal function tests
Skin biopsy
- Light Microscopy
- IgA deposition in postcapillary venules with IgA deposition and leukocytoclastic vasculitis in is a pathognomonic microscopic feature of Henoch-Schönlein Purpura.
- Skin lesions less than 24 hrs are preferred as the chronic lesion lack the immunoglobulin isotypes essential for the diagnosis of HSP.
- A biopsy from a different skin site is taken for the immunofluorescent studies to confirm the diagnosis.
Renal biopsy
- IgA deposition in the mesangium on immunofluorescence microscopy should be differentiated from the IgA nephropathy.
- Light microscopic features range from isolated mesangial proliferation to severe crescentic glomerulonephritis.
References
References
- ↑ Jennette JC, Falk RJ (November 1997). “Small-vessel vasculitis”. N. Engl. J. Med. 337 (21): 1512–23. doi:10.1056/NEJM199711203372106. PMID 9366584.
- ↑ Chen JY, Mao JH (February 2015). “Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis in children: incidence, pathogenesis and management”. World J Pediatr. 11 (1): 29–34. doi:10.1007/s12519-014-0534-5. PMID 25557596.
- ↑ Kawasaki Y, Ono A, Ohara S, Suzuki Y, Suyama K, Suzuki J, Hosoya M (2013). “Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis in childhood: pathogenesis, prognostic factors and treatment”. Fukushima J Med Sci. 59 (1): 15–26. PMID 23842510.
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