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We describe a seven-year old boy with Henoch-Schonlein purpura who presented with extensive skin rash, arthritis, and persistent abdominal pain. He was found to have small intestinal submucosal and subserosal haemorrhage on exploratory laparatomy. He developed pleural haemorrhages in the course of the disease, which to our knowledge has not been reported before in this disease.
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Hammoudeh, M., Qaddoumi, N.K. Pleural haemorrhage in Henoch Schonlein purpura. Clin Rheumatol 12, 538–539 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02231788
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