Immunoglobulin A vasculitis in Infant/Neonate
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IgAV is characterized clinically by palpable purpura, abdominal pain, arthritis, and hematuria. Children are more likely to have fevers and abdominal pain. There are prodromal symptoms of malaise, headache, and arthralgias. An individual episode may persist for 3-6 weeks, with recurrences in many patients.
Almost all patients develop palpable purpura. Other skin involvement may include petechiae, bullae, edema, and necrosis. Infants' skin involvement is sometimes limited to the face or arms. Joint abnormalities are the second most common symptom and may accompany skin eruptions with severe pain and sometimes swelling, warmth, and tenderness. Ankles and knees are most often involved; symptoms are often transient and migratory.
Severe abdominal pain, vomiting, hematemesis, diarrhea, and hematochezia occur in about 50% of children. An involved inflamed and edematous bowel may be accompanied by appendicitis, ileus, and infarction. Intussusception and bowel perforation are more common in children than in adults.
Renal involvement occurs in 20%-50% of children and is usually self-limited, with only 1%-3% of patients progressing to end-stage renal disease. Risk factors for more severe renal disease include increased age at presentation, increased levels of serum IgA, and baseline nephritic or nephrotic disease. Notably, skin lesions above the waist may indicate higher risk in adults, but studies have not shown this in children.
Codes
D69.0 – Allergic purpura
SNOMEDCT:
191306005 – Henoch-Schönlein purpura
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