A 4-year-old boy presents with purpuric rash on the legs and buttocks, abdominal pain and arthralgia following an upper respiratory tract infection. U...

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A 4-year-old boy presents with purpuric rash on the legs and buttocks, abdominal pain and arthralgia following an upper respiratory tract infection. Urinalysis shows microscopic haematuria. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Henoch–Schönlein purpura

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Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

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Meningococcal septicaemia

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Leukaemia

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Haemophilia A

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

A 4-year-old boy presents with purpuric rash on the legs and buttocks, abdominal pain and arthralgia following an upper respiratory tract infection. Urinalysis shows microscopic haematuria. What is the most likely diagnosis?