Henoch-Schönlein purpura that wasn’t!

Daniel P. Hawley; Ruth Murphy; Liz Stretton; Satyapal Rangaraj

doi:10.4081/rr.2012.e8

Case Reports & Letters

14 November 2012

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2012)

https://doi.org/10.4081/rr.2012.e8

Henoch-Schönlein purpura that wasn’t!

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Henoch-Schönlein purpura, Wegener’s granulomatosis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis

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Authors

Daniel P. Hawley

dhawley@doctors.org.uk

Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Ruth Murphy

Department of Dermatology, Nottingham Children’s Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Liz Stretton

Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Nottingham Children’s Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Satyapal Rangaraj

Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Nottingham Children’s Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

We present an interesting case of a 13 year old girl with Wegener’s granulomatosis/granulomatosis with polyangiitis, who was misdiagnosed with Henoch-Schönlein purpura. The case highlights several important learning points for paediatric practice.