Henoch-Schonlein purpura is also called hemorrhagic capillary poisoning. This is a common allergic disease of capillaries. The lesions mainly involve the capillary walls of skin, mucosa, gastrointestinal tract, joints and kidneys, which increases its permeability and brittleness, resulting in bleeding symptoms. Henoch-Schonlein purpura can occur at any age, especially in children and adolescents, especially in preschool and school-age children, and it is rare in infants under one year old, with more males than females (about1.4 ~ 2.1). Henoch-Schonlein purpura is a kind of cutaneous vasculitis. There are many factors leading to Henoch-Schonlein purpura in life. If we do not pay attention to prevention, Henoch-Schonlein purpura will have a great impact on individuals. Henoch-Schonlein purpura is not easy to cure. According to experts, patients should not only receive professional treatment, but also cooperate with related nursing work in order to restore health as soon as possible. ?

Symptoms of allergic purpura?

1, skin rash is brownish-red maculopapular rash, which protrudes from the skin surface, does not fade when pressed, and is distributed symmetrically, especially on the extended side of limbs (especially lower limbs) and buttocks, and may be accompanied by itching or pain, recurring and appearing in batches, and may leave pigmentation after fading. ?

2. The kidney is abnormal. Hematuria, nephrotic syndrome, mild proteinuria and acute nephritis with hypertension can be seen with naked eyes or under microscope. ?

3, abdominal colic abdominal pain is common, mostly colic, which is caused by blood infiltrating into the intestinal wall. Abdominal pain around umbilicus and right lower abdomen is obvious, but it can also spread all over the abdomen, but generally there is no abdominal muscle tension. Tenderness is mild and may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and black stool. ?

4, joint pain and swelling joint pain, arthritis with swelling around the joints. Knee and ankle joints are the most common, and adults are more common. Pain is usually out of proportion to physical signs. ?

5, other complications may lead to scrotal vascular inflammation and bleeding acute scrotal edema, lung fatigue and rare complications involving the heart, intramuscular bleeding and ureteral vasculitis with stenosis.

What is the cause of allergic purpura?

1 The common bacterial infection of respiratory tract infection is β hemolytic streptococcus, followed by Staphylococcus aureus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Typhoid Bacillus, Pneumococcus and Pseudomonas, etc. Upper respiratory tract inflammation is more common, and it can also be seen in pneumonia, tonsillitis, scarlet fever, impetigo, tuberculosis and focal infection, etc. ?

2. Virus infection There are rubella, flu, measles, hepatitis and so on. Parasitic infection can also cause this disease, especially ascaris infection, as well as hookworm, schistosomiasis, trichomonas vaginalis and plasmodium infection. ?

3. Drugs affect commonly used antibiotics, such as penicillin; There are also some hormones, such as synthetic estrogen, testosterone propionate, insulin, etc. There are also some analgesics, antipyretic analgesics; Partial vaccination can also cause allergic purpura in a few people. ?

4, allergic to food protein Some people may be allergic to animal foreign proteins, such as fish, shrimp and eggs and milk may cause allergic purpura. ?

Note: For allergic purpura, the most common infectious factor is bacterial infection, usually upper respiratory tract inflammation is more common, and there are rubella, hepatitis and so on in viral infection, and this disease may also occur together with parasitic infection. ?

Is allergic purpura treated?

1, antibiotic treatment with infection factors can choose appropriate antibiotics. ?

2, antihistamine treatment is suitable for simple purpura, and rutin, vitamin C, calcium, Anluo blood or hemostatics can be used at the same time. ?

3. Early selection of dapsone is effective. ?

4. Glucocorticoid therapy is suitable for severe skin damage or joint, abdominal and renal purpura. ?

5. Immunosuppressants can be used to treat patients with stubborn chronic nephritis, such as cyclophosphamide or azathioprine. Can be used in combination with glucocorticoid. ?

6, plasma exchange treatment This method can effectively remove immune complexes in blood circulation, thus preventing vascular occlusion and infarction. It is suitable for abdominal and renal patients with a large number of immune complexes in plasma.