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Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch
Medical Definition: | A form of nonthrombocytopenic purpura due to a hypersensitivity vasculitis associated with a variety of clinical symptoms including urticaria and erythema, arthropathy and arthritis, gastrointestinal symptoms, and renal involvement. |
Guide Notes: | nonthrombopenic: thrombopenic = PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC |
Also Called: | Henoch Purpura,Purpura Fulminans,Purpura Hemorrhagica,Purpura, Nonthrombocytopenic,Rheumatoid Purpura,Vasculitis, Hemorrhagic |
Previously Indexed: | Purpura (1966-1974) |
Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch Medical Definitions and Terms
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