Patient's question:
There are petechiae and bilateral lower limb joint cavity swelling and pain. Mentally alert, can eat and drink. General deep sleep, normal urination and defecation. Weight remains the same. Continuous fever for dozens of days, fever resolved after intravenous fluids. About a week after recovery, he verbally mentioned slight pain in the right ankle joint. On the third morning, he verbally mentioned pain in the right leg and knee joint. In the afternoon, he verbally mentioned pain in the left leg and knee joint. Upon careful observation, it was found that bilateral lower limbs had scattered small petechiae and knee joint cavity swelling accompanied by pain, especially tenderness was prominent. Since the onset, blood and urine tests have been normal.Doctor's answer:
Your condition is considered to be allergic purpura. The treatment of allergic purpura should first strive to identify and prevent the allergen.Medical advice:
Treatment principles:
1. Remove the allergen if possible.
2. For simple cases, compound rutin, calcium preparations, vitamin C, and antihistamines can be used.
3. For fever and arthritis, corticosteroid hormones can be used, but they cannot prevent kidney damage. For persistent chronic nephritis, immunosuppressants can be added.
It is recommended to visit a hospital for examination and seek professional medical guidance for symptomatic treatment.