Patient's question:
Since the onset of the illness, blood and urine tests have been normal. Seven days after admission, the rash has faded well. Medical history: recurrent tonsillitis, previous diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes: combined treatment with antibiotics and hormones. How should prognosis and nursing care be managed for allergic purpura?Doctor's answer:
This condition can often be treated, but it can recur. The course of the disease averages 4 weeks (1–6 weeks). The duration of the course is related to the following factors: (1) whether vital organs are affected; (2) the severity of the acute phase; (3) whether it recurs repeatedly. Patients with simple skin type or joint type have a shorter course, lasting about 1–2 weeks; those with abdominal type have a course of about 3–5 weeks; and those with renal type have the longest course, lasting up to 4–5 years or more. The prognosis is better for skin type and joint type. For abdominal type, the prognosis is also good if there are no complications such as intussusception or intestinal obstruction. Most renal type patients can recover with treatment. If the condition persists without improvement, it may develop into chronic renal failure or even uremia.