The first case of Henoch-Schönlein purpura associated with rosuvastatin: colonic involvement coexisting with small intestine

Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a systemic vasculitis affecting small vessels. It is the most common systemic vasculitis in children, and is rare in adults. Serious gastrointestinal complications are more common in childhood. Infections and drugs are the most prominent factors in the aetiology. Wa...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ case reports 2014-03, Vol.2014, p.bcr2013202644
Hauptverfasser: Gonen, Korcan Aysun, Erfan, Gamze, Oznur, Meltem, Erdogan, Cuneyt
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Zusammenfassung:Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a systemic vasculitis affecting small vessels. It is the most common systemic vasculitis in children, and is rare in adults. Serious gastrointestinal complications are more common in childhood. Infections and drugs are the most prominent factors in the aetiology. Wall thickening in segments of the small intestine is commonly seen in imaging studies in gastrointestinal system (GIS) involvement. Simultaneous involvement of small intestine and colon is rare. An HSP case involving small intestine and colon in an adult patient due to the use of rosuvastatin, an antihyperlipidaemic agent, is presented, and is first of its kind reported in the literature.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2013-202644