Would People Have Life Danger Due to Purpura

Purpura is also called Henoch-Schönlein purpura and it usually occurs in children. The first symptom is purpura rash in most cases; parents are worried about the red rashes in their limps and back. What is purpura exactly? Would their children have life danger due to purpura?

"The purpura rashes presented in my little daughter after our family had a journey in spring. The red rashes scared me and they spread almost all the skin in legs. At first I just guessed it was allergy and later I got it was purpura from our doctor." One child’s father describes the mainly symptoms of purpura in his little daughter and he really want to know whether it brings dangers for children.

Purpura is not as simple as a type of rash. It is vasculitis which is caused by disordered immune system. Due to many different factors, children’s immune system is not as normal as before. It is possible that the changes in their life style or diet disrupt the order of immune system. So the immune cells or antibodies begin to attack the tiny blood and cause bleeding. So patients would have red rashes, pain in abdomen, swelling or pain in joints or kidney disease. Among all these complications, patients would have life danger due to the lesion in abdomen or kidney disease.

Pain in abdomen

When children have pain in abdomen, they would have indigitation. In most cases, it would not threaten children’s lives. However, if they miss the best time for treatment or have no effective treatment, it would lead to thanatosis in intestines and peritonitis which are fatal for people.

Kidney disease


Kidney disease caused by purpura is called Purpura Nephritis. It is a chronic disease, so people usually do not attach importance on purpura nephritis. The traditional treatment can control it but it always reoccurs and becomes worse. Kidney disease may accompany with children for many years even when they grow up. Over time, more and more kidney tissues are damaged, which even lead to renal failure. So parents need to seek effective treatment for children.