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Henoch–Schönlein purpura syndrome
also: IgA vasculitis
IgA-mediated small-vessel vasculitis in children.
- Specialty
- Pediatrics
- Subspecialty
- Pediatrics / Pediatric rheumatology
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected, slight male predominance; Female: affected; Children: yes, 3–10 years
- Gene(s) involved
- HLA-DRB1*01, IL1B, MEFV
- Alternative names & eponyms
- IgA vasculitis
Etiology & mechanism
Immune complex deposition after infection.
Gene(s) involved (3)
Symptoms & signs (6)
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