A 5-year-old girl presents with fever and a non-blanching purpuric rash on the legs and buttocks. She is otherwise well, with normal blood pressure an...

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A 5-year-old girl presents with fever and a non-blanching purpuric rash on the legs and buttocks. She is otherwise well, with normal blood pressure and no abdominal pain. Urinalysis shows microscopic haematuria. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Henoch–Schönlein purpura (IgA vasculitis)

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Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

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Meningococcal septicaemia

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Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

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Eczema

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

A 5-year-old girl presents with fever and a non-blanching purpuric rash on the legs and buttocks. She is otherwise well, with normal blood pressure and no abdominal pain. Urinalysis shows microscopic haematuria. What is the most likely diagnosis?