Low serum C3, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia: unusual features of henoch-schonlein purpura.
1999
Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) affects predominantly the skin, joints, gastrointestinal tract and kidney. Although the pathogenesis is probably of immune origin and complement activation is thought to play a role, laboratory findings including the serum level of the complement components are usually normal. We present a patient with a severe form of HSP nephritis who had unusual laboratory findings of a low level of C3, mild leukopenia and thrombocytopenia. These findings may further support the importance of complement activation in the pathogenesis of HSP.
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