Henoch-Schönlein purpura: A form of vasculitis (blood vessel inflammation) that affects blood capillaries and affects mostly the skin, kidneys, joints and stomach. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Henoch-Schönlein purpura is available below.
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Prognosis for Henoch-Schönlein purpura: good except for complications
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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. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Henoch-Schönlein purpura is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Henoch-Schönlein purpura, or a subtype of Henoch-Schönlein purpura,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Henoch-Schönlein purpura as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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