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KMID : 0359020110420050306
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Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2011 Volume.42 No. 5 p.306 ~ p.310
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A Case of Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Involving Colon Mimicking Colon Cancer
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Park Seung-Hoon
Kim Jin-Oh
Kim Hyun-Gun
Lee Tae-Hee
Kim Wan-Jung
Hong Sung-Wook
Jun Sung-Gon
Jin So-Young
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Abstract
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Henoch-Schonlein purpura is the most common form of systemic vasculitis in children but occurs rarely in adults. Henoch-Schonlein purpura has characteristic features of a purpuric skin rash, abdominal pain, arthralgia, and abnormal urinary findings. Gastrointestinal tract involvement is characterized by abdominal pain and gastrointestinal bleeding. Recently, we experienced a case of Henoch-Schonlein purpura with gastrointestinal involvement mimicking colon cancer in a 41-year-old female who complained of erythematous macules, arthralgia, and abdominal pain. The initial colonoscopic findings and computed tomographs failed to rule out colon cancer, but serial endoscopic examinations and clinical manifestations revealed colonic involvement of Henoch-Schonlein purpura.
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KEYWORD
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Henoch-Schonlein, Henoch-Schonlein purpura, Colon cancer, Colonoscopy, Colon, Purpura
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