Urinary retention secondary to acute vasculitic penile swelling in a pediatric patient

Acute urinary retention secondary to vasculitic penile swelling in children is extremely rare. Henoch–Schönlein purpura is a self‐limiting IgA‐mediated cutaneous vasculitis, which can cause soft tissue edema. Acute urinary retention requires urgent intervention to prevent obstructive uropathy. Supra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Farkas, Nicholas, Black, John, Gupta, Ashish
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4771844/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27014447
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.496
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Sumario:Acute urinary retention secondary to vasculitic penile swelling in children is extremely rare. Henoch–Schönlein purpura is a self‐limiting IgA‐mediated cutaneous vasculitis, which can cause soft tissue edema. Acute urinary retention requires urgent intervention to prevent obstructive uropathy. Suprapubic catheterization provides an effective management strategy in the emergency setting.

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