title: The first case of Henoch-Schonlein purpura associated with rosuvastatin: colonic involvement coexisting with small intestine.
abstract: Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a systemic vasculitis affecting small vessels. It is the most common systemic vasculitis in children, and is rare in adults. Serious gastrointestinal complications are more common in childhood. Infections and drugs are the most prominent factors in the aetiology. Wall thickening in segments of the small intestine is commonly seen in imaging studies in gastrointestinal system (GIS) involvement. Simultaneous involvement of small intestine and colon is rare. An HSP case involving small intestine and colon in an adult patient due to the use of rosuvastatin, an antihyperlipidaemic agent, is presented, and is first of its kind reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey.
authors.forename: Korcan Aysun
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Gonen
authors.forename: Gamze
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Erfan
authors.forename: Meltem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oznur
authors.forename: Cuneyt
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Erdogan
mesh_terms: D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005464:Fluorobenzenes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007422:Intestines / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000068718:Rosuvastatin Calcium; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D005464:Fluorobenzenes; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D011743:Pyrimidines; D013449:Sulfonamides; D000068718:Rosuvastatin Calcium