hsp?

[momg]

my daughter has purple spots on her arm and when my husband took her to the hospital last night they said it was hsp. appearently you can get it after having a serious illness such as a chest infection strep and others. my daughter has not had any seriouse illness and i don't understand. it mostly happens in children 2 - 11 and mostly in boys. although it is harmless most of the time it can become serious. they gave her no treament for it but said if she devopes more spots to go to the doctors and tell them she has hsp. ok so i went on line and it was tricky to find had to type in hsp+kids and found info some sites say there is no treatment and will go away then why have to go back to the doctors and get perscription if there is no treatment? she has no other symptoms and feels fine. has anyone heard of this before??????

[bcteagirl]

I imagine it makes sense that if if it got worse they would treat secondary symptoms and monitor through the doctor. Haven't heard of it myself but will see if I can find anything out for you.

I hope your daughter feels better soon.

[BlondeCanadian]

Never heard of that :S, Hope she gets better soon!

[alajen]

Never heard of it... looked it up, though. Mentions inflammation in the joints or abdominal pain as symptoms if HSP progresses... so the prescription would be to reduce the inflammation?

You may have already seen this info:

<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width=700 align=center bgColor=#000000 border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#e5dbc5><TD colSpan=2>TREATMENT: Most children with HSP recover without any treatment, with 94 percent of children completely recovering. If there is severe abdominal pain or joint pain, steroids can be given, but they have not been shown to change the course of the disease or prevent recurrence. The most serious complication is kidney damage from the inflammation, which may show up a month or two later. Depending on the degree of kidney involvement, the doctor may use steroids to try to treat the kidney disease. Only a minority of affected children experience more serious kidney problems. If the kidney disease continues to worsen and is unable to be treated with medicines, the child may require a kidney transplant. Unfortunately, though, there is a chance of the disease reoccurring and harming the new kidney. Therefore, it is often suggested that there should be a period of one to two years following the disappearance of the purpura before the patient undergoes a kidney transplant if needed.

</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#e5dbc5><TD colSpan=2>
PROGNOSIS: The prognosis of children with HSP is very good. Most affected children recover with no long term skin, gastrointestinal, or joint damages. Kidney damage is rare, but doctors will want to closely monitor the affected child because it may occur. Although the length of the recovery period is variable and may take several months in some cases, a longer recovery does not mean that there is more chance of kidney disease. There is the rare possibility of HSP recurring in children even after all the symptoms have disappeared.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Hope your daughter will be ok. Seems that most kids recover just fine with no treatment.

[momg]

thanks for all that she did recover and rather quickly. no new spots formed there were only about a dozen they looked like blood blisters. they were only on the arms and were gone in a couple of days.

[bcteagirl]

Glad she is feeling better I was wondering! You mut be relieved.