Henoch-Schonlein Purpura: Multimedia

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Keywords

Henoch-Schonlein purpura, Henoch-Schönlein purpura, HSP, symptoms, treatment, vasculitis, small-vessel vasculitis, purpura, arthritis, skin rash, spots, abdominal pain, hematuria, nonthrombocytopenic purpura, purpura rheumatica, upper respiratory illness, URI, HSP nephritis, immunoglobulin A nephropathy, IgA nephropathy, rash, subcutaneous edema, scrotal edema, palpable purpura, HSP-related intussusception, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, ITP, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, TTP

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