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BACKGROUND Glomerular deposition of IgA1 is a common feature of Henoch-Schönlein purpura, and is indistinguishable from that seen in IgA nephropathy. Serum IgA1 is abnormally O-glycosylated in IgA nephropathy, and this may contribute to mesangial IgA1 deposition and the development of glomerular injury. This altered O-glycosylation of IgA1 can be detected by its increased binding to the lectin ...

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-hemolytic uremic syndrome occurs more commonly in women and among women is commonly associated with pregnancy. Case series of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-hemolytic uremic syndrome from 1964 to 2002 were reviewed (1) to document the reports of occurrence of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-hemolytic uremic syndrome during pregnancy and (2) to search...

INTRODUCTION Henoch-Schönlein purpura is a small-vessel systemic vasculitis. Although its exact pathophysiology remains unknown, Henoch-Schönlein purpura has been reported in association with various medical conditions including hypersensitivity. We report the case of a patient with vancomycin-induced Henoch-Schönlein purpura. CASE PRESENTATION A 42-year-old Caucasian man who had previously u...

INTRODUCTION Henoch-Schönlein purpura is a common immunoglobulin A-mediated vasculitis syndrome in children. Henoch-Schönlein purpura can also affect adults and is probably related to malignancy. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 61-year-old Japanese man who presented for examination after an abnormal shadow was detected by chest radiography. He received a diagnosis of pulmonary adeno...

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Metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma presenting with immune thrombocytopenic purpura is a very rare association. To date, only 1 case report found in the literature delineates such an association. We present a case of a patient with newly diagnosed, biopsy-proven metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma with new-onset immune thrombocytopenic purpura. The patient's platelet count returned to normal ...

The most common urological manifestation of Henoch-Schönlein purpura is focal proliferative glomerulonephritis. Ureteric obstruction as a consequence of the disease has been reported in children but is rare. We report an adult male patient with Henoch-Schönlein purpura causing unilateral, bi-focal, recurrent ureteric obstruction. We speculate that ureteric involvement in Henoch-Schönlein purpur...

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a rare thrombotic disease characterized by episodes of thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia due to disseminated microvascular thrombosis. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura was first described in 1924 by Moschowitz as a disease presenting with a pentad of signs and symptoms (anemia, thrombocytopenia, fever, hemiparesis and hematuria). Pr...