title: Intestinal infarction and portal vein thrombosis in a patient with henoch schonlein purpura.
abstract: Henoch Schonlein purpura is a systemic vasculitis that commonly affects children and teenagers but also affects adults of all ages. In most instances it has a benign course. Organ involvement, particularly in adults, and notably the kidneys and gastrointestinal tract may require therapeutic intervention and may have a less favorable outcome. We report a case of a 58-year-old man who presented with purpura and who rapidly developed catastrophic intestinal vasculitis, leading to his demise.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
authors.forename: Mekdess
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abebe
authors.forename: Asha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patnaik
authors.forename: Frederick
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Heidi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Roppelt
authors.forename: Nand K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Wadhwa
authors.forename: Mersema
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abate
authors.forename: Edward P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Nord