SMALL-BOWEL STRICTURE DUE TO VASCULAR COMPROMISE - A LATE COMPLICATION OF HENOCH-SCHONLEIN PURPURA

Henoch-Schonlein purpura is a multisystem disorder of unknown etiology that primarily affects children. Gastrointestinal manifestations are common in the acute, active phase with 2 to 5% of patients developing significant lesions requiring surgical intervention. Late complication s are unusual and infrequently documented. We report a case of chronic small bowel obstruction due to an ischemic stricture of the distal il eum presenting 3 months after an episode of Henoch-Schonlein purpura.