title: Complicated Henoch-Schönlein purpura.
abstract: We present a case of Henoch Schonlein pupura in a 6-year-old boy demonstrating some of the diagnostic pitfalls, complications and management challenges of this common paediatric condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Hayley M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Hernstadt
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Murray
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bartlett
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrolog, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.|Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Joshua Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kausman
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Pathology, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Duncan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Macgregor
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.|Department of Rheumatology Service, General Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.|Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Akikusa
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents
keywords: Henoch Schonlein purpura; disease complications; immunosuppressive treatment; nephrotic syndrome; protein losing enteropathy