Henoch-Schönlein Purpura in children: not only kidney but also lung

• Main Authors: Giada Maria Di Pietro (Author), Massimo Luca Castellazzi (Author), Antonio Mastrangelo (Author), Giovanni Montini (Author), Paola Marchisio (Author), Claudia Tagliabue (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP) is the most common vasculitis of childhood and affects the small blood vessels. Pulmonary involvement is a rare complication of HSP and diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is the most frequent clinical presentation. Little is known about the real inc...