title: [Schoenlein-Henoch syndrome in adults and skin infection].
abstract: Schoenlein-Henoch purpura is a rare disease in adults clinically characterized by palpable purpura, mainly on the legs, with varying degrees of gastrointestinal, articular and renal involvement. This syndrome is also characterized by IgA-vasculitis and its pathogenesis is still unclear, although it appears frequently after a viral or bacterial infection especially in the ORL sphere. We report here the cases of three adult patients who developed Schoenlein-Henoch purpura shortly after a bacterial infection of the skin, notably by Staphylococcus aureus.
authors.affiliation: Clinique médicale et Clinique de dermatologie, Hôpital cantonal universitaire de Genève.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Pree
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Schifferli
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Saurat
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000150:complications*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus
vernacular_title: Syndrome de Schoenlein-Henoch de l'adulte et infection cutanée.