title: Henoch-Schönlein purpura as a clinical presentation of small cell lung cancer.
abstract: Although exceptionally, Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) may appear as a paraneoplastic syndrome. We report a patient presenting with HSP. A chest X-ray showed a pulmonary nodule, while biopsy of a transthoracic needle aspiration revealed small cell lung cancer. To the best of our knowledge, HSP as a clinical presentation of small cell lung cancer has not been previously reported.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology and Respiratory Division, Hospital Xeral-Calde (Lugo), Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: González-Gay
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ibáñez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alba
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Pérez de Llano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed