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IgA vasculitis as an immune-related adverse event of durvalumab: A case report. Respir Investig 2023; 61:205-209. [PMID: 36773508 DOI: 10.1016/j.resinv.2023.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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A 78-year-old man with lung cancer underwent concurrent chemoradiotherapy followed by durvalumab for 24 cycles. After 6 months, he presented with anorexia and palpable purpura of the lower extremities, with increased proteinuria, hematuria, and elevated creatinine levels. Skin and kidney biopsies suggested a diagnosis of IgA vasculitis. No evidence of cancer progression was found; moreover, no infection or drug could be identified as the cause. Therefore, he was diagnosed with IgA vasculitis as an immune-related adverse event (irAE) caused by durvalumab. Because immune checkpoint inhibitors can cause vasculitis, clinicians should be cautious during their administration and after their discontinuation.
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Conticini E, d'Alessandro M, Al Khayyat SG, D'Alessandro R, D'Ignazio E, Pata AP, Vallifuoco G, Falsetti P, Baldi C, Bardelli M, Gentileschi S, Fabiani C, Mazzei MA, Guarnieri A, Bargagli E, Cantarini L, Frediani B. Inflammatory muscle involvement in systemic vasculitis: A systematic review. Autoimmun Rev 2021; 21:103029. [PMID: 34971804 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2021.103029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Vasculitis are severe systemic autoimmune diseases which may involve different organs and systems. Conversely, muscles do not represent an organ commonly involved by systemic vasculitis and myositis is not include among any classification or diagnostic criterion of vasculitis. In this regard, we aimed to review the literature in order to report all the available evidence concerning the inflammatory involvement of muscle in patients affected by systemic vasculitis. We collected a total of 108 papers, for a sum of 395 patients affected by muscle vasculitis. Most of them suffered from medium and small vessels vasculitis (mainly polyarteritis nodosa and ANCA-associated vasculitis) or from vasculitis secondary to rheumatoid arthritis. Conversely, muscle involvement in case of large vessel vasculitis occurred seldom, while only few papers reported such occurrence in Kawasaki or Behçet's disease. Histological findings may differ, but the most common ones displayed a necrotizing vasculitis of perimysium vessels, while granulomatous vasculitis was assessed only in case of ANCA-associated vasculitis patients. Creatine kinase were usually within normal range, seldom elevated, while imaging findings were generally undistinguishable from the ones found in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: magnetic resonance imaging displays signal hyperintensity in T2 and STIR scans, while few data exist for positron emission tomography. The presentation of the disease may be fearsome and severe, sometimes life-threatening, but an overall good response to conventional immunosuppressants and/or glucocorticoids has been reported.
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- Edoardo Conticini
- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy
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- Respiratory Diseases and Lung Transplantation Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy
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- Ophthalmology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy
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- Unit of Diagnostic Imaging Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences and Radiological Sciences, University of Siena, Italy
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy
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- Respiratory Diseases and Lung Transplantation Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy.
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Italy
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Kang Z, Wu W, Xun M, Ding Y, Li Z. Henoch-Schönlein Purpura /IgA Vasculitis Complicated by Coronary Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report and Literature Review. Front Pediatr 2021; 9:781106. [PMID: 35186817 PMCID: PMC8850625 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.781106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP)/ IgA vasculitis (IgAV) is the most common form of systemic vasculitis in children and often involves the skin, gastrointestinal tract, joints, and kidneys, though cardiac involvement rarely occurs. We report on a 6-year-old male child with HSP/IgAV who had renal and cardiac involvement at the initial stage of the disease and in whom we found an extremely rare coronary artery aneurysm. After administration of glucocorticoid combined with mycophenolate mofetil, the renal involvement improved, but the coronary artery aneurysm remained. Pursuant to this case, we retrieved information on other cases of HSP/IgAV complicated with cardiac involvement from the PubMed database, and excluded cases of cardiac involvement accompanied by Kawasaki disease, polyarteritis nodosa, rheumatic fever, Takayasu arteritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis, or sepsis. We then analyzed gender, age, cardiac involvement, renal involvement, treatment, and prognoses. To date, 24 cases of HSP/IgAV complicated with cardiac involvement have been reported. Among them, there were 22 male and 2 female patients, with the onset age ranging from 3 to 71 years old. A total of 10 children (including the child we examined) and 14 adults were identified, and 17 patients (70.8%) had HSP/IgAV complicated with renal involvement. The majority of patients were treated with glucocorticoid and/or immunosuppressants or biological agents, 4 patients died (16.7%), 8 patients were completely relieved (33.3%), and 3 patients had unknown prognoses. This article suggests that HSP/IgAV complicated with cardiac involvement may result in a poor prognosis and early treatment may therefore be essential. Our case revealed that glucocorticoid does not prevent the occurrence of renal and cardiac involvement in HSP/IgAV patients. If HSP/IgAV is complicated with coronary artery dilation, the therapeutic effect of glucocorticoid combined with immunosuppressants is not satisfactory, and early administration of biological agents or IVIG may be an effective therapeutic regimen.
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- Zhijuan Kang
- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology and Immunology, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China.,The School of Pediatrics, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Changsha, China
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- The School of Pediatrics, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Changsha, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology and Immunology, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China.,The School of Pediatrics, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Changsha, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology and Immunology, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China.,The School of Pediatrics, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Changsha, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology and Immunology, Hunan Children's Hospital, Changsha, China.,The School of Pediatrics, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Changsha, China
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Myocarditis and intracardiac thrombus due to Henoch-Schönlein purpura: case report and literature review. Clin Rheumatol 2020; 40:1635-1644. [PMID: 32789615 PMCID: PMC8824329 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-020-05317-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Revised: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Cardiac involvement is very rare in patients with Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). In this case study, we present an 8-year-old girl presenting with HSP-induced myocarditis and thrombus in the right atrium and HSP nephritis. To date, 15 cases of HSP-related cardiac involvement have been reported in the PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases. These cases, together with our case, are included in this review. We excluded those patients with other rheumatologic diseases (acute rheumatic fever, acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, Kawasaki disease) accompanied by HSP. Three were children and 13 were adults and all were male except our case. This review revealed tachyarrhythmia, chest pain, dyspnea, murmur, and heart failure as the major signs. Cardiac tests, electrocardiogram (ECG), and imaging methods (echocardiography in all patients, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in three, cardiac biopsy in one, and post-mortem necropsy in three) showed that the cardiac involvements were pericardial effusion, intra-atrial thrombus, myocarditis, coronary artery changes, myocardial ischemia, infarction and necrosis, subendocardial hemorrhage, and left ventricular dilatation. Kidney involvement was not observed in three patients. As the treatment, high-dose prednisolone and cyclophosphamide, oral corticosteroid, azathioprine, nadroparin calcium, ACE inhibitors, calcium antagonists, beta-blockers, and diuretics were used. Eleven patients (all three children and eight of the adults) had a complete cardiac recovery. Cardiac involvement in adults was more likely to be fatal. Death (three patients), ischemia, and infarct have been reported only in adults. We suggested that early and aggressive treatment can be life-saving. MRI examination is effective at identifying cardiac involvement.
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Torosoff M, Breen T, Balulad S, Padala S, Lyubarova R, Tan H, Sidhu M. Resolution of sinus bradycardia, high-grade heart block, and left ventricular systolic dysfunction with rituximab therapy in Henoch-Schonlein purpura. Intern Med J 2018; 48:868-871. [PMID: 29984516 DOI: 10.1111/imj.13948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is a rare, typically self-limited, multi-organ vasculitis. Cardiac involvement with HSP carries high morbidity and mortality, thus requiring early aggressive immunosuppressive therapy. We report a case of HSP complicated with acute systolic left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, symptomatic sinus bradycardia and high-grade atrio-ventricular (AV) heart block. Cyclophosphamide, a commonly used agent in HSP, was contraindicated due to the patient's presentation with acute renal failure. Treatment with monoclonal antibody rituximab and corticosteroids was initiated with an improvement in and resolution of LV systolic dysfunction, sinus bradycardia and AV block. We believe this is the first published report on rituximab treatment in HSP with cardiac involvement manifesting with severe LV systolic dysfunction, sinus bradycardia and high-grade AV block.
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA
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Bloom JL, Darst JR, Prok L, Soep JB. A case of Henoch-Schonlein Purpura with dilated coronary arteries. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2018; 16:54. [PMID: 30180850 PMCID: PMC6123917 DOI: 10.1186/s12969-018-0270-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP) is one of the most common vasculitides of childhood, with 10-20 cases per 100,000 children. It frequently occurs following an infectious trigger and involves IgA and C3 deposition in small vessel walls. HSP is characterized by palpable purpura plus IgA deposition on biopsy, arthritis/arthralgia, renal involvement (hematuria and/or proteinuria), and/or abdominal pain. It is not generally recognized as a cause of dilated coronary arteries. CASE PRESENTATION We describe the first reported case of HSP presenting with dilated coronary arteries. This patient is a nine-year-old previously healthy Caucasian male who presented with 1 week of petechiae on his lower legs, knee and ankle arthritis, and abdominal pain without fever, consistent with HSP. An echocardiogram revealed coronary dilation, including the left main (5.32 mm, Z score + 4.25) and left anterior descending (LAD) (3.51 mm, Z score + 2.64) coronary arteries. He received high dose aspirin, IVIG, and infliximab with normalization of the LAD. Skin biopsy revealed leukocytoclastic vasculitis with positive IgA staining. He was Rhinovirus/Enterovirus positive with Group A Streptococcus on throat culture. CONCLUSION Cardiac findings, while rare, can exist in HSP. Coronary dilation appeared to respond to our hospital protocol's Kawasaki Disease (KD) therapy, possibly indicating an overlap in HSP and KD pathophysiology. This case, along with prior reports of dilated coronaries in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA), highlights the importance of considering other sources of systemic inflammation, in addition to KD, when coronary dilation is identified. The appropriate therapy, follow-up, and prognosis for our patient are not clear, as further studies are needed to determine the natural course of these findings.
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- Jessica L. Bloom
- 0000 0001 0690 7621grid.413957.dDepartment of Pediatric Rheumatology, Children’s Hospital Colorado, 13123 East 16th Avenue, B311, Aurora, CO 80045 USA
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- 0000 0001 0690 7621grid.413957.dDepartment of Pediatric Rheumatology, Children’s Hospital Colorado, 13123 East 16th Avenue, B311, Aurora, CO 80045 USA
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- 0000 0001 0690 7621grid.413957.dDepartment of Pediatric Rheumatology, Children’s Hospital Colorado, 13123 East 16th Avenue, B311, Aurora, CO 80045 USA
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- 0000 0001 0690 7621grid.413957.dDepartment of Pediatric Rheumatology, Children’s Hospital Colorado, 13123 East 16th Avenue, B311, Aurora, CO 80045 USA
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A 60-year-old man with a history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and reflux esophagitis was admitted to our hospital with hemoptysis, dyspnea, and leg edema. We diagnosed him with adult IgA vasculitis based on the presence of purpura, elevated serum IgA fibronectin complexes, pathophysiological findings, a skin biopsy showing leukocytoclastic vasculitis, and immunofluorescence studies demonstrating granular IgA and C3 deposits in the blood vessel wall. He showed concurrent cardiopulmonary involvement without involvement of the gastrointestinal system and kidneys, which are commonly affected in IgA vasculitis patients. Following treatment with prednisolone, the patient recovered with improvement in cardiopulmonary manifestations.
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- Kazunori Bando
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine II, Kansai Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine II, Kansai Medical University, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine II, Kansai Medical University, Japan
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Oshikata C, Tsurikisawa N, Takigawa M, Omori T, Sugano S, Tsuburai T, Mitomi H, Takemura T, Akiyama K. An adult patient with Henoch-Schönlein purpura and non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia. BMC Res Notes 2013; 6:26. [PMID: 23343144 PMCID: PMC3558347 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2012] [Accepted: 01/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Onset of Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) in middle age is uncommon, and adults with renal or gastrointestinal involvement present with more severe disease than do similar pediatric patients. CASE PRESENTATION We present the case of a 69-year-old male with HSP who, after treatment with steroids, cyclophosphamide, and continuous intravenous prostaglandin E1 (PGE1), died as a result of severe gastrointestinal involvement with non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI). Vascular narrowing associated with the NOMI improved after catheter injection of PGE1 and prednisolone, but the patient died of bleeding from an exposed small vessel. At autopsy there was no active vasculitis in the jejunal submucosa. CONCLUSION Treatment with PGE1 and prednisolone might improve small-vessel vasculitis associated with NOMI.
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- Chiyako Oshikata
- Department of Allergy and Respirology, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara National Hospital, 18-1 Sakuradai, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0392, Japan
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Intestinal infarction and portal vein thrombosis in a patient with henoch schonlein purpura. Case Rep Rheumatol 2012; 2012:672959. [PMID: 23097737 PMCID: PMC3477656 DOI: 10.1155/2012/672959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2012] [Accepted: 09/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Henoch Schonlein purpura is a systemic vasculitis that commonly affects children and teenagers but also affects adults of all ages. In most instances it has a benign course. Organ involvement, particularly in adults, and notably the kidneys and gastrointestinal tract may require therapeutic intervention and may have a less favorable outcome. We report a case of a 58-year-old man who presented with purpura and who rapidly developed catastrophic intestinal vasculitis, leading to his demise.
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Veetil BMA, Reed AM, Mattke AC. Coronary artery thickening with mucosal lesions in Henoch-Schönlein purpura. Pediatr Dermatol 2012; 29:377-8. [PMID: 21906140 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01430.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is the most common vasculitis of childhood. It is usually self-limiting and is characterized by an immune complex-mediated vasculitis associated with IgA deposition. We present an unusual case of HSP with mucosal lesions and coronary artery thickening.
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Locke TE, Stewart D, Patel K, Takou A. Small bowel ischaemia and perforation as a complication of Henoch-Schönlein Purpura in a previously healthy adult. J Surg Case Rep 2012; 2012:9. [PMID: 24960826 PMCID: PMC3649528 DOI: 10.1093/jscr/2012.4.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Henoch-Schönlein purpura is a small vessel vasculitis with multi-system manifestations that commonly affects children. We describe a case of new onset Henoch-Schönlein purpura in a previously healthy 42-year-old female who required an emergency laparotomy for small bowel perforation.
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- T E Locke
- Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK
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- Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK
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- Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK
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- Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK
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Lutz HH, Ackermann T, Krombach GA, Gröne HJ, Rauen T, Floege J, Mertens PR. Henoch-Schönlein purpura complicated by cardiac involvement: case report and review of the literature. Am J Kidney Dis 2009; 54:e9-15. [PMID: 19535191 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2008] [Accepted: 04/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Involvement of the kidneys in Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) occurs in approximately 50% of patients with HSP, with varying severity. In general, disease outcome is favorable for adolescents. However, severe courses with vasculitis impairing multiple organ systems in addition to the kidney, including brain, heart, and intestine, may occur. This involvement, often manifesting more subtly, requires alertness for diagnosis and escalation of immunosuppressive therapy for treatment. We report a case of severe HSP nephritis with cardiac involvement in a young man. Cardiac involvement was noted initially on an electrocardiogram and visualized by using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. HSP remission was induced with aggressive cytotoxic therapy, consisting of cyclophosphamide (750 mg/m(2) every 4 weeks) in addition to high-dose prednisolone. The case presentation is followed by a review of the literature for manifestations, treatments, and outcomes in patients with HSP complicated by cardiac involvement.
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- Holger H Lutz
- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, University Hospital RWTH-Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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Hameed S, Dua S, Taylor HW. Henoch-Schonlein purpura with ischaemic bowel. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2009; 90:W16-7. [PMID: 18831864 DOI: 10.1308/147870808x303155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Henoch-Schonlein purpura is a vasculitis affecting small arterial vessels. Occasionally, cases are referred for a general surgical opinion due to bowel involvement in the form of abdominal pain with or without rectal bleeding. However, surgical intervention is rarely required. We describe a case of Henoch-Schonlein purpura in a young man who went on to develop ischaemic bowel requiring resection.
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- Shema Hameed
- Department of General Surgery, Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust, Nethermayne, Basildon, UK
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Gastrointestinal manifestations of Henoch-Schonlein Purpura. Dig Dis Sci 2008; 53:2011-9. [PMID: 18351468 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-007-0147-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2007] [Accepted: 11/24/2007] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP) is the most common systemic vasculitis in childhood. The diagnostic criteria include palpable purpura with at least one other manifestation -- abdominal pain, IgA deposition, arthritis or arthralgia, or renal involvement. Immune complex deposits result in necrosis of the wall of small- and medium-sized arteries with infiltration of tissue by neutrophils and deposition of nuclear fragments, a process called leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV). It is often associated with infections, medications, or tumors. It may coexist with or mimic Crohn's disease. Periumbilical and epigastric pain worsens with meals, from bowel angina. Bleeding is usually occult or, less commonly, associated with melena. Intussusception, the most common surgical complication, is usually ileo-ileo or ileo-colic. Perforations, usually ileal, may occur spontaneously or be associated with intussusception. Ultrasound, recommended as the first diagnostic test, and CT scans may show intussusception and asymmetric bowel wall thickening mainly involving the jejunum and ileum. There are a range of endoscopic findings including gastritis, duodenitis, ulceration, and purpura, with the second portion of the duodenum characteristically being involved more than the bulb. Intestinal biopsies show IgA deposition and LCV in the submucosal vessels. Superficial biopsies may show inflammation, ulceration, edema, hemorrhage, and vascular congestion, presumably due to vasculitis-induced mucosal ischemia. The efficacy of corticosteroids in preventing severe complications or relapses is controversial. The majority of patients, however, improve spontaneously.
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Goon SSH, Sathishkumar S, Siggers BR, Sadler PJ. A Case of Henoch-Schonlein Purpura with Multi-System Complications. J Intensive Care Soc 2007. [DOI: 10.1177/175114370700800124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Serena SH Goon
- Senior House Officer critical care, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3LY
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- Specialist registrar critical care and Anaesthesia, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3LY
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- Specialist Registrar Critical Care and Anaesthesia, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3LY
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- Consultant Critical Care and Anaesthesia, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3LY
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Cardiac involvement is not regarded as a feature of Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). We report a patient with HSP who developed significant cardiac symptoms, which resolved with immunosuppression. We review previous cases of HSP with cardiac features, none of which showed a response to treatment, and discuss evidence that cardiac involvement is more common than recognized. The implications for investigation and treatment of this condition are discussed.
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- M N Polizzotto
- Department of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Migita M, Hayakawa J, Shima H, Kobayashi H, Yamataka A, Murakami M, Miyano T, Fukunaga Y. Case of Henoch-Schoenlein Purpura with Rare Complications: Necrosis of the Small Intestine, Neurological Symptoms, and Pericardial Tamponade. J NIPPON MED SCH 2005; 72:383-6. [PMID: 16415519 DOI: 10.1272/jnms.72.383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A case of Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) with necrosis of the small intestine, neurological symptoms, and pericardial tamponade after frequent recurrence is described. Neurological symptoms were controlled well with steroid pulse therapy, and pericardial tamponade was treated successfully with pericardiocentesis and steroid pulse therapy. To treat necrosis of the small intestine, the necrotic tissue was excised and artificial anuses were constructed. Five months later, the small intestine was anastomosed in a curative operation. Periodic administration of coagulation factor XIII was required from the onset of symptoms until curative surgery, but the activity of this factor returned to normal levels after surgery operation. We report a case of Henoch-Schönlein purpura with extremely rare complications: necrosis of the small intestine, neurological symptoms, and pericardial tamponade.
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- Makoto Migita
- Department of Pediatrics, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to educate the reader about the one of the most common vasculitides of childhood: Henoch-Schonlein purpura. Although the disease has been described for over a century, the etiology has yet to be discovered. Adult-onset Henoch-Schonlein purpura is unusual, but through case studies, this review examines some of the common manifestations of this presentation of disease. Long-term outcome studies are still defining how this disease affects a small but significant percentage of patients afflicted with Henoch-Schonlein purpura. RECENT FINDINGS This article will summarize recent work in molecular biology and genetics evaluating predisposing factors in the development of Henoch-Schonlein purpura. Further illustrations of the various complications of Henoch-Schonlein purpura will be reviewed. Recent long-term studies of outcomes of patients with renal disease from Henoch-Schonlein purpura will be summarized. SUMMARY After reading this review, the clinician will be able to elucidate the manifestations of Henoch-Schonlein purpura, determine appropriate treatment of the disease, and, most importantly, give the patient information about long-term consequences of Henoch-Schonlein purpura.
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Affiliation(s)
- Susan Ballinger
- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202, USA.
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