Henoch-Schönlein purpura

[ellyssian]

HSP 5 October 28 2005
Originally uploaded by ellyssian.

Finally posted the photos showing the results of HSP on Justin's legs and hands.

The swelling around ankles and hands had gone down significantly and the rash itself is significantly faded from where it had been when he went to the hospital the day before.

Comments

[wolfette]

looks very nasty - in fact it looks remarkably like what we're warned to look out for in meningitis.

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

It does look somewhat similar - funny, though, how I don't think that was one of the things I was stumbling through in my diagnosis-by-Google while I was waiting to hear back from Deb at the ER.

Hopefully, I don't have an opportunity to see what the HSP rash does under the pressure-test used for meningitis!

[opakele.livejournal.com]

Poor little guy, I hope this clears up quickly. It doesn't look fun.

[(Anonymous)]

I also have hsp. it stinks a lot! i looked exactly like that. he still have it?

[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

The rash went, came back, and has gone again - but HSP sticks around, and in many cases can come back anytime, especially with stress or illness.