A Rare Case of IgA Vasculitis in an Adult Patient With MSSA Bacteremia and Prostate Abscess.
Bacteremia
Henoch Schönlein Purpura
IgA vasculitis
MSSA
Prostate abscess
Staphylococcus aureus
Vasculitis
Journal
Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives
ISSN: 2000-9666
Titre abrégé: J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101601396
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2024
2024
Historique:
received:
13
06
2023
revised:
30
10
2023
accepted:
09
11
2023
medline:
14
3
2024
pubmed:
14
3
2024
entrez:
14
3
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
IgA vasculitis, previously known as Henoch Schönlein Purpura (HSP), is a disease more common in children and occurs when IgA1 immune complexes attach to the walls of small blood vessels causing inflammation. This case report is of an adult male who presented with a purpuric rash affecting both legs, microhematuria, and knee pain. Blood cultures were positive for To describe a case of IgA vasculitis in an adult male with MSSA bacteremia.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38482081
doi: 10.55729/2000-9666.1297
pii: jchim-14-01-101
pmc: PMC10932499
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
101-104Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflicts of interest: None.