A 7-year-old boy presents with palpable purpura on the buttocks and lower extremities, colicky abdominal pain, and bilateral knee arthralgia one week after upper respiratory infection. Vital signs: BP 118/76 mmHg, HR 88/min, RR 20/min, Temp 37.2°C, SpO2 98%. Urinalysis reveals microscopic hematuria with RBC casts. Abdominal examination shows no hepatosplenomegaly. He denies recent drug exposure. Which diagnosis best explains this clinical presentation?

  1. A)Kawasaki disease
  2. B)Buerger disease
  3. C)Takayasu arteritis
  4. D)Polyarteritis nodosa
  5. E)IgA vasculitisGABARITO

Explicação

IgA vasculitis, formerly Henoch Schonlein purpura, is a small vessel immune complex vasculitis seen in children after infections. It classically causes palpable purpura, arthralgias, abdominal pain, and renal involvement with hematuria. The deposited immunoglo... Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →

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