Purpurona: A Novel Report of COVID-19-Related Henoch-Schonlein Purpura in a Child
Michal Jacobi, Hayley M. Lancrei, Tal Brosh‐Nissimov, Yonatan Yeshayahu
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 global pandemic is reshaping our understanding of medicine, including the diagnostic approach to common medical presentations. We describe a novel case of a 3-year-old male with a clinical diagnosis of Henoch-Schonlein Purpura vasculitis with concurrent SARS-CoV-2 infection. This case highlights a potentially newly described presentation of coronavirus disease 2019 infection.
Topics & Concepts
Purpura (gastropod)Henoch-Schonlein purpuraCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicinePandemicVasculitisSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Kawasaki diseaseDiseasePresentation (obstetrics)Coronavirus2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPediatricsDermatologyImmunologyVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyInternal medicineSurgeryBiologyEcologyOutbreakArteryVasculitis and related conditionsCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesDermatological and COVID-19 studies