To the Editor：Henoch-Schonlein purpura （HSP） is a generalized vasculitis that can cause a large variety of symptoms in different organs.[1,2] It usually presents as acute-onset palpable purpura mainly located on th...To the Editor：Henoch-Schonlein purpura （HSP） is a generalized vasculitis that can cause a large variety of symptoms in different organs.[1,2] It usually presents as acute-onset palpable purpura mainly located on the lower extremities.Acute pancreatitis （AP） is a potentially life-threatening inflammatory disorder and rarely presents as a complication of HSP.AP secondary to HSP is extremely rare,[3] and it is even rarer as an initial presenting feature of HSP before the occurrence of characteristic palpable purpura.We herein described a patient whose underlying HSP became clinically apparent after the development of AP.To the best of our knowledge,this is a very rare report of recurrent AP induced by HSP.展开更多
To the Editor： Acute pancreatitis （AP） is a common digestive disorder with a broad spectrum of etiologies, Apart from gallstones and alcohol abuse which are two of most common etiologies of AP, all of other potenti...To the Editor： Acute pancreatitis （AP） is a common digestive disorder with a broad spectrum of etiologies, Apart from gallstones and alcohol abuse which are two of most common etiologies of AP, all of other potential causes need to be considered. Pancreatectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas, which includes pancreaticoduodenectomy （PD）, distal pancreatectomy, segmental pancreatectomy, and total pancreatectomy.展开更多
文摘To the Editor：Henoch-Schonlein purpura （HSP） is a generalized vasculitis that can cause a large variety of symptoms in different organs.[1,2] It usually presents as acute-onset palpable purpura mainly located on the lower extremities.Acute pancreatitis （AP） is a potentially life-threatening inflammatory disorder and rarely presents as a complication of HSP.AP secondary to HSP is extremely rare,[3] and it is even rarer as an initial presenting feature of HSP before the occurrence of characteristic palpable purpura.We herein described a patient whose underlying HSP became clinically apparent after the development of AP.To the best of our knowledge,this is a very rare report of recurrent AP induced by HSP.
文摘To the Editor： Acute pancreatitis （AP） is a common digestive disorder with a broad spectrum of etiologies, Apart from gallstones and alcohol abuse which are two of most common etiologies of AP, all of other potential causes need to be considered. Pancreatectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas, which includes pancreaticoduodenectomy （PD）, distal pancreatectomy, segmental pancreatectomy, and total pancreatectomy.
