It's Not Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP)

In Reply.— Classification criteria have been established by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) for the diagnosis of Henoch-Schöenlein purpura (HSP). These criteria include palpable purpura, age ≤20 years, bowel angina, and wall granulocytes on biopsy. The presence of two of four criteria is...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1993-04, Vol.91 (4), p.851-852
Main Authors: OLSON, JUDYANN C., KELLY, KEVIN J., PAN, CYNTHIA G., WORTMANN, DOROTHY W.
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Language:English
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Summary:In Reply.— Classification criteria have been established by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) for the diagnosis of Henoch-Schöenlein purpura (HSP). These criteria include palpable purpura, age ≤20 years, bowel angina, and wall granulocytes on biopsy. The presence of two of four criteria is required for classification with a reported 87.1 % sensitivity and 87.7% specificity. The authors of the criteria recognized that the diagnosis of HSP is primarily clinical and that biopsies are rarely necessary to diagnose HSP in children.1
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.91.4.851b