A case of Henoch-Schönlein purpura with cardiopulmonary involvement

Guang Ming Tan

doi:10.4081/rr.2015.5854

Case Reports & Letters

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2015)

https://doi.org/10.4081/rr.2015.5854

A case of Henoch-Schönlein purpura with cardiopulmonary involvement

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Received: 6 February 2015
Accepted: 30 March 2015

Published: 13 October 2015

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Henoch-Shönlein purpura, STEMI, vasculitis, pulmonary hemorrhage

Authors

Guang Ming Tan

tamgormin@hotmail.com

Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Henoch-Shönlein purpura (HSP) commonly affects the kidney, causing hematuria and Immunoglobulin A type nephropathy. Extra-renal involvements are rare but can be life threatening if missed. Cardiac involvement has been described only in a handful of case reports. Although HSP is predominantly a pediatric disease, it should not be overlooked in older patients presenting with typical triad of symptoms. We report a rare case of HSP with both cardiac of pulmonary systems involvement and his clinical progress