Henoch-Schönlein purpura

noun

A disease of the skin and other organs, resulting in palpable purpura, often with joint and abdominal pain, and occasionally leading to kidney disease.

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anaphylactoid purpuraHSPpurpura rheumaticaSchönlein-Henoch purpura
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Meanings

nounHenoch-Schönlein purpura (countable and uncountable, plural Henoch-Schönlein purpuras)

plural Henoch-Schönlein purpuras

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA disease of the skin and other organs, resulting in palpable purpura, often with joint and abdominal pain, and occasionally leading to kidney disease.

    Synonyms: anaphylactoid purpura, HSP, purpura rheumatica, Schönlein-Henoch purpura

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA disease of the skin and other organs, resulting in palpable purpura, often with joint and abdominal pain, and occasionally leading to kidney disease.

Similar
anaphylactoid purpuraHSPpurpura rheumaticaSchönlein-Henoch purpura
Also see
anaphylactoid purpurapurpura rheumaticaschönlein-henoch purpura
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APA

Henoch-Schönlein purpura. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Henoch-Sch%C3%B6nlein%20purpura

MLA

“Henoch-Schönlein purpura.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Henoch-Sch%C3%B6nlein%20purpura. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Henoch-Schönlein purpura,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Henoch-Sch%C3%B6nlein%20purpura.

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