HENOCH-SCHÖNLEIN'S SYNDROME WITH GLOMERULONEPHRITIS
Authors: L M LEVITT, B BURBANK, B NATH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Case Reports1 December 1951HENOCH-SCHÖNLEIN'S SYNDROME WITH GLOMERULONEPHRITISLEON M. LEVITT, M.D., BENJAMIN BURBANK, M.D., F.A.C.P., BENJAMIN NATH, M.D.LEON M. LEVITT, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BENJAMIN BURBANK, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, BENJAMIN NATH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-35-6-1374 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSince Willan's1original description in 1808, the syndrome of purpura, edema or erythema associated with visceral symptoms and signs has evoked sporadic interest among clinicians. Schönlein2described purpura associated with arthritis in 1837. Some 30 years later Henoch3, 4noted gastrointestinal disturbances associated with this skin phenomenon. Sir William Osler was intensely interested in this subject, and between 1895 and 1914 wrote numerous papers on the variability of the skin lesions,5, 6the variety of the visceral lesions,7, 8and the importance of these visceral symptoms and signs from a surgical standpoint.9Pratt10subsequently reviewed both his own and Osler's...Bibliography1. Willan R: On cutaneous disease, vol. 1, 1808, J. Johnson, London, p. 254. Google Scholar2. Schönlein JL: Allgemeine und specielle Pathologie und Therapie 2: 45, 1837. Google Scholar3. Henoch E: Zusammenhang von Purpura und Intestinalstörungen, Berl. klin. Wchnschr. 5: 517, 1868. Google Scholar4. Henoch E: Ueber eine Eigenthümliche Form von Purpura, Berl. klin. Wchnschr. 11: 641, 1874. Google Scholar5. Osler W: On the visceral complications of erythema exudativum multiforme, Am. J. M. Sc. 110: 629, 1895. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. Osler W: The visceral lesions of the erythema group, Brit. J. Dermat. 12: 227, 1900. Google Scholar7. Osler W: On the visceral manifestations of the erythema group of skin diseases, Am. J. M. Sc. 127: 1, 1904. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. Osler W: The visceral lesions of purpura and allied conditions, Brit. M. J. 1: 517, 1914. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. Osler W: On the surgical importance of the visceral crises in the erythema group of skin diseases, Am. J. M. Sc. 127: 751, 1904. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. Pratt JH: In Osler's modern medicine, vol. 5, Edited by T. McCrae, 3rd Ed., 1927, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 115. Google Scholar11. Duke WW: Food allergy as a cause of abdominal pain, Arch. Int. Med. 28: 151, 1921. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. AlexanderEyerman HCH: Food allergy in Henoch's purpura, Arch. Dermat. and Syph. 16: 322, 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. Loewy FE: Thrombopenic hemorrhagic purpura due to idiosyncrasy toward the hypnotic sedormid; allergotoxic effect, Lancet 1: 845, 1934. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. Green B: Schönlein-Henoch purpura with blood in the cerebrospinal fluid, Brit. M. J. 1: 836, 1946. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. Davis E: The Schönlein-Henoch syndrome of vascular purpura, Blood 3: 129, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar16. Christian HA: Visceral disturbances in patients with cutaneous lesions of the erythema group, J. A. M. A. 69: 325, 1917. CrossrefGoogle Scholar17. WhitemorePeterson WHGM: Henoch's purpura—small intestinal changes, Radiology 46: 373, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar18. Kraemer M: Henoch's purpura: a case with bullous skin lesions and residual scars, roentgenologic considerations, Gastroenterology 9: 608, 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar19. AlthausenDeamerKerr TLWCWJ: The "false" acute abdomen, Ann. Surg. 106: 242, 1937. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar20. Johnson G: On the diseases of the kidney, 1852, John W. Parker and Son, London, pp. 76 and 152. Google Scholar21. Watson WT: A fatal case of Schönlein's disease, Maryland M. J. 46: 141, 1903. Google Scholar22. Lippmann A: Über hämorrhagische Nephritis bei Purpura, Deutsche med. Wchnschr. 38: 1407, 1912. CrossrefGoogle Scholar23. Moore RA: In clinical-pathological conference, Am. J. Med. 1: 551, 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar24. Oliver J: Personal communication. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication February 24, 1950.From The Department of Internal Medicine, State University of New York, State University College of Medicine at New York City, and The Triboro Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byA Study on the Onset and Prognosis of Acute Vascular Purpura (the Schönlein-Henoch Syndrome) in ChildrenGastrointestinal Hemorrhage (Excluding Peptic Ulcer and Esophageal Varices)Schönlein-Henoch's PurpuraGlomerulonephritis as a Complication of the Schönlein — Henoch Syndrome 1 December 1951Volume 35, Issue 6Page: 1374-1382KeywordsArthritisEdemaErythemaGlomerulonephritisHospital medicineSigns and symptoms Issue Published: 1 December 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...