Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2007
An 8 y.o. child presents with low-grade fever, arthritis, colicky abdominal pain, and a purpuric rash limited to the lower extremities. laboratory studies reveal a guaiac-positive stool, a urinalysis with red blood cell (RBC) casts and mild proteinuria, and a normal platelet count. The most likely diagnosis is:
Answer options
- Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
- Henoch-Schonlein’s vasculitis
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Correct answer
Henoch-Schonlein’s vasculitis
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