Rheumatoid purpura and gastrointestinal obstruction: a case report - 18/11/24
, Ophélie Bacoeur-Ouzillou 1, 2, Géraud Galvaing 3, Johan Gagnière 1, 4
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Highlights |
• | Schönlein-Henoch syndrome is a rare disease that can cause digestive symptoms and occlusive syndromes |
• | Digestive manifestations may sometimes require surgery |
• | High-dose corticosteroid treatment may be taken into consideration to alleviate obstruction and prevent potential digestive resection if surgical treatment can be avoided |
Abstract |
Purpura rheumatoid, also known as Henoch-Schönlein syndrome (HSP) is a small vessels vasculitis associated with immune complex deposits of IgA. Altough it predominantly affects children, it can occur at any age. Gastrointestinal symptoms are frequent, but varying according to clinical series, and may include pain, diarrhea and bleeding. We report the case of a 64-year-old woman who had a relapse of her rheumatoid purpura presenting with terminal ileitis that resulted in an occlusion.
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