Abstract
A 5.5-year-old boy with Schönlein-Henoch purpura presented flank pain, macroscopic haematuria and voiding of blood clots. Radiologic examination showed a stenosing ureteritis. Treatment with prednisone was accompanied by resolution of the urologic manifestations.
Ureteritis is a potentially serious complication of Schönlein-Henoch purpura and its incidence is probably under-estimated. Less than half of the reported patients have had symptoms suggesting a urologic complication. Microscopic examination of the urinary sediment can be helpful for the precocious diagnosis of ureteritis in the Schönlein-Henoch purpura.
Abbreviations
- SHP:
-
Schönlein-Henoch purpura
- IVP:
-
excretory urogram
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Martini, A., Ravelli, A. & Beluffi, G. Urinary microscopy in the diagnosis of haematuria in schönlein-henoch purpura. Eur J Pediatr 144, 591–593 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00496044
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