It considers four differential diagnoses: IgA vasculitis (Henoch-Schonlein purpura), Kawasaki disease, meningococcal disease, and childhood polyarteritis nodosa. It rules in and rules out …

• The vasculitis are a heterogeneous group of diseases, involving inflammation of blood vessels with subsequent tissue destruction and/or organ failure, linked by common clinical, laboratory, …

In IgA vasculitis, the immunoglobulin A antibody—a type of antibody that works to fight infections—is thought to play a role in blood vessel inflammation. Studies show that 75 percent …

Henoch-Schönlein purpura, now called immunoglobulin A (IgA) vasculitis, is a systemic, immune complex–mediated, small-vessel leukocytoclastic vasculitis characterized by …

Any type of skin lesions resembling vasculitis, including palpable or non-palpable purpura, edematous papule, plaque, ulcers, nodules, pitted scars, white atrophy, livedo racemosa, …

This leaflet is designed to help you understand more about cutaneous immune complex vasculitis or skin -limited IgA or IgG/IgM vasculitis (formerly called allergic/hypersensitivity vasculitis).

Aug 1, 2016 · IgA vasculitis: (i) diffuse abdominal pain (ii) any biopsy dem- onstrating predominant IgA deposition; (iii) any acute arthritis or arthralgia; and (iv) renal involvement in the form of …

IgA Vasculitis in adults: Importance of recognising diverse cutaneous and systemic manifestations and associations Dear Editor, IgA vasculitis (IgAV) refers to IgA1 immune complex-mediated …

May 31, 2025 · Cutaneous findings may indicate systemic vasculitis, represent isolated cutaneous disease, or signal mimickers including thromboembolism, non-inflammatory vasculopathy, …

Several conditions could mimic vasculitis 7, 8, 9 and need to be considered in the differential diagnosis depending on clinical presentation. Firstly, infection is a great mimic of vasculitis …