Henoch-Schønleins purpura
Betennelse i blodårer som fører til hudblødninger, leddsmerter, magesmerter og nyrebetennelse. Årsaken er ukjent, men er sannsynligvis en form for immunreaksjon. Rammer barn, oftest etter en øvre luftveisinfeksjon. Sykdommen går i de fleste tilfeller over av seg selv.

Sist oppdatert:
11. feb. 2019
Hva er Henoch Schønleins purpura?
Dette er en sykdom som skyldes en betennelse i blodårene (vaskulitt). Sykdommen rammer både hud, tarmer, nyrer og ledd. Barn under 10 år utgjør mer enn 90 prosent av tilfellene. Hyppigst er tilstanden i alderen 4 til 6 år. Studier har vist at cirka 10-20 av 100.000 barn får sykdommen. Den forekommer hyppigst i vinterhalvåret. Årsaken til betennelsen i blodårene er ukjent, men det er sannsynligvis en form for feilreaksjon i immunsystemet.
Nyrene kan også påvirkes av sykdommen, men det merkes ofte i liten grad av den syke, og påvises ved undersøkelse av urinen. I et fåtall av tilfellene utvikles en kraftig nyrebetennelse.
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