Henoch-Schönlein purpura that wasn’t!

Daniel P. Hawley; Ruth Murphy; Liz Stretton; Satyapal Rangaraj

doi:10.4081/rr.2012.e8

Henoch-Schönlein purpura that wasn’t!

https://doi.org/10.4081/rr.2012.e8

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2012)

Submitted: 3 August 2011
Accepted: 15 May 2012

Published: 14 November 2012

Henoch-Schönlein purpura, Wegener’s granulomatosis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis

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Authors

Daniel P. Hawley
dhawley@doctors.org.uk
Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Ruth Murphy Department of Dermatology, Nottingham Children’s Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Liz Stretton Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Nottingham Children’s Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Satyapal Rangaraj Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Nottingham Children’s Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

We present an interesting case of a 13 year old girl with Wegener’s granulomatosis/granulomatosis with polyangiitis, who was misdiagnosed with Henoch-Schönlein purpura. The case highlights several important learning points for paediatric practice.

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Hawley, D. P., Murphy, R., Stretton, L., & Rangaraj, S. (2012). Henoch-Schönlein purpura that wasn’t!. Rheumatology Reports, 4(1), e8. https://doi.org/10.4081/rr.2012.e8