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 to care for patients with allergic purpura?Doctor's answer:
This condition can often be treated but may 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 and joint type have a shorter course, lasting about 1–2 weeks; those with the abdominal type have a course of about 3–5 weeks; and those with the renal type have the longest course, which can last for 4–5 years or more. The prognosis is better for the skin type and joint type, and the abdominal type has a good prognosis if there are no complications such as intussusception or intestinal obstruction. Most patients with the renal type can recover with treatment, but if the condition persists without improvement, it may develop into chronic renal failure or even uremia.