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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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