Attempts to taper the prednisone quickly resulted in worsening abdominal pain and reappearance of the palpable purpura. Two months later, the patient's rash was cleared, and he is being monitored ...

INTUSSUSCEPTION may closely simulate Henoch's purpura with bleeding into the intestine; accurate diagnosis is of great importance, for the treatment of the first condition is surgical or by barium ...

Some patients may experience numbness or other nerve issues. A rash known as Henoch-Schonlein purpura could form over the ...

Sometimes Purpura may signify an underlying health condition. These conditions include: An immune mediated disorder causing inflammation of small blood vessels of the skin, kidneys, GIT and / or ...

In one study, men with priapism related to sickle cell disease found that exercise alone or in combination with warm or cold ...

Pepper Purpura is a reporter/multimedia journalist joining KCCI 8 News from the University of Oklahoma. Pepper is a Texas native who launched her career in the Sooner State. At OU, Pepper mastered ...

Purpura fulminans is a disorder where your skin bleeds and dies rapidly (skin necrosis). The bleeding is caused by blood clots in the dermal layer (skin layer under the top layer or epidermis). The ...

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare, severe blood disorder that causes blood clots to form in small blood vessels. TTP can affect children and adults. People may inherit the ...

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