Henoch-Schonlein purpura is more commonly seen in children than
adults and often occurs after an upper respiratory infection. It
causes skin rashes that bleed into the skin (petechiae and
purpura). Bleeding may also occur from the gastrointestinal tract
and kidneys.
Review Date: 05/20/2011
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
