HENOCH-SCHĂ–NLEIN PURPURA


DEFINITION
       Is a clinical syndrome caused by systemic vasculitis of small blood vessels are characterized by specific lesions of nontrombositopenik purpura, arthritis or arthralgia, abdominal pain or gastrointestinal bleeding, and sometimes nephritis or haematuria. Another name of this disease is anaphylactoid purpura, allergic purpura and allergic vasculitis.