Henoch-Schönlein purpura

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• The disease most commonly affects children between 2 and 10 years of age. Purpuric skin changes caused by vasculitis are typical symptoms.
• Articular symptoms, abdominal pains and haematuria or proteinuria also often occur.
• Patients who, in addition to the typical skin changes, have mild abdominal and/or articular symptoms but no haematuria or proteinuria can be treated by a general practitioner.

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