Patient's question:
My son was diagnosed with joint purpura six weeks ago. After hormone treatment, his joint symptoms disappeared, but the skin purpura recurred. Currently, he is taking vitamin C and rutin tablets for auxiliary treatment. I would like to ask if he needs to take dipyridamole in this case? If so, for how long should he take it, and what is the dosage? (Nine years old)Doctor's answer:
Allergic purpura, also known as Henoch-Sch?nlein syndrome, is a relatively common microvascular vasculitic hemorrhagic disease. The causes include allergies caused by infections, food allergies, drug allergies, pollen, insect bites, etc., but the allergic cause is often difficult to determine. The treatment principles are:1. Try to remove the allergenic factors.
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 involvement. For stubborn chronic nephritis, immunosuppressants can be added.