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Five days in hospital, no answers: Leg pain and bruising

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Jun 4, 2022 | Replies (27)
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@astaingegerdm

Having worked in Pediatrics I thought of a condition like the one your son has now called Henoch Schönlein Purpura, HSP, a type of temporary vasculitis. Most cases are seen in children, but it has been seen in adults too. I attach the link to the Mayo Clinic description https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/henoch-schonlein-purpura/symptoms-causes/syc-20354040
It looks like a vasculitis of some kind- basically an inflammation of small blood vessels- immune system related.
HSP mostly appears on the lower extremities.

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artist01 | @artist01 | May 29, 2022

Hello @astaingegerdm.
I'm a bit shy to post this msg online since many of the Mayo Clinic Connect gang know me for having 'way too many autoimmune conditions, as well as multi-other diseases. However, your post caught my eye! Besides your having many autoimmune illnesses, as I do, you've mentioned being familiar with
'henoch schonlein
purpura'. The photo you posted looks very similar to the picture I'll attempt to post here. It's a photo of my legs on the 2nd day of a 3-day hospitalization for Prednisone infusion to help counteract my loss of vision caused by Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA).
I've had no luck in getting a diagnosis for my legs, which are also very painful and numb-ish from the knee down. My feet are quite red by morning. My own research queried 'vasculitis' but my former neurologist (I've recently moved) suggested 'veinous stasis'. I've been a controlled diabetic too. I see a new neurologist on June 2nd regarding my GCA and all its problems, so I'm hoping to bring this matter up with her too because of the painfully sleepless nights. If I don't manage to attach the two pictures herein, I'll keep trying. P.S. I had a stroke that same day! Would love to hear from you.

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