A 6-year-old boy presents with purpuric rash on the buttocks and legs, abdominal pain and arthralgia. Urinalysis shows microscopic haematuria. Platele...

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A 6-year-old boy presents with purpuric rash on the buttocks and legs, abdominal pain and arthralgia. Urinalysis shows microscopic haematuria. Platelet count is normal. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Henoch–Schönlein purpura

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Immune thrombocytopenic purpura

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Meningococcal septicaemia

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Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

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Erythema multiforme

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Henoch–Schönlein purpura

A 6-year-old boy presents with purpuric rash on the buttocks and legs, abdominal pain and arthralgia. Urinalysis shows microscopic haematuria. Platelet count is normal. What is the most likely diagnosis?