Relapsing Henoch‐Schönlein Purpura in an Adult Patient Associated with Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Henoch‐Schölein purpura is usually a disease of children presenting with arthralgia, abdominal pain, renal involvement, and palpable purpura. Viral and bacterial infections may have a role in its etiology. We present a 32‐year‐old male patient with recurrent Henoch‐Schölein purpura in association wi...

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Published in:Journal of dermatology 2005-10, Vol.32 (10), p.839-842
Main Authors: Ergin, Şeniz, Erdoğan, Berna Şanlı, Turgut, Hüseyin, Evliyaoğlu, Deniz, Yalçın, Ata Nevzat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
HBV
Henoch‐Schölein purpura
Hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis B, Chronic - complications
Hepatitis B, Chronic - drug therapy
Humans
Male
Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch - complications
Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch - diagnosis
Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch - pathology
Recurrence
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Summary:Henoch‐Schölein purpura is usually a disease of children presenting with arthralgia, abdominal pain, renal involvement, and palpable purpura. Viral and bacterial infections may have a role in its etiology. We present a 32‐year‐old male patient with recurrent Henoch‐Schölein purpura in association with a chronic hepatitis B infection of ten years duration. The patient had received lamuvudine and interferon‐α for the treatment of hepatitis B infection for a year. The skin lesions disappeared with the treatment of the hepatitis B infection. Four months after discontinuation of the therapy, the purpuric papules reappeared with reactivation of the hepatitis B infection. Although rarely reported, hepatitis B virus infection should be considered in patients with Henoch‐Schölein purpura.
ISSN:0385-2407
1346-8138
DOI:10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00856.x