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By Mayo Clinic staffChildren and adults with Henoch-Schonlein purpura should be kept comfortable while the disease runs its course. Rest and NSAIDs as needed to relieve joint discomfort and swelling may help. These drugs can cause stomach upset and even ulcers, so follow package directions carefully and take them with food or milk and for just a brief time.
Be sure to take your child for follow-up urine tests for as long as your doctor recommends. This helps alert your doctor to any serious kidney complications.
- Kraft DM, et al. Henoch-Schonlein purpura: A review. American Academy of Family Physicians. http://www.aafp.org/afp/980800ap/kraft.html. Accessed Aug. 10, 2008.
- Dedeoglu F, et al. Management of Henoch-Schonlein purpura. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Aug. 10, 2008.
- Dedeoglu F, et al. Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of Henoch-Schonlein purpura. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Aug. 17, 2008.
- Gibson KL, et al. Corticosteroid therapy for Henoch-Schonlein purpura. Pediatrics. 2008;121(4):870-871.
- Henoch-Schonlein purpura. Vasculitis Foundation. http://www.vasculitisfoundation.org/HenochSchonleinpurpura. Accessed Aug. 10, 2008.
- Weiss PF, et al. Effects of corticosteroid on Henoch-Schonlein purpura: A systematic review. Pediatrics. 2007;120(5):1079-1087.
- Henoch-Schonlein Purpura. National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Clearinghouse. http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/HSP. Accessed Aug. 10, 2008.
