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Subcutaneous nodules in Henoch-Schönlein purpura
1Children's Hospital, Greenville Hospital System, SC 29605-4490, USA. lrobson@ghs.org
Pediatric Nephrology (Berlin, Germany)
|June 29, 2000
Abstract:
A 6.5-year-old boy with active Henoch-Schönlein purpura developed subcutaneous nodules (SCN), a vasculitic manifestation previously unreported in children with this disease. The authors suggest that pressure played a role in the pathogenesis of the SCN.