PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Kezreen Kaur Dhaliwal AU - Nur Atikah Lile AU - Chou Luan Tan AU - Chong Hong Lim TI - Life-threatening complications of Henoch-Schönlein purpura: diffuse alveolar haemorrhage, venous thrombosis and bowel ischaemia AID - 10.1136/bcr-2020-235905 DP - 2020 Sep 01 TA - BMJ Case Reports PG - e235905 VI - 13 IP - 9 4099 - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/9/e235905.short 4100 - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/9/e235905.full SO - BMJ Case Reports2020 Sep 01; 13 AB - Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a common systemic vasculitis occurring in children. Making a diagnosis of HSP is often straightforward, managing its complications can be difficult. Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage (DAH), bowel ischaemia and venous thrombosis are rare complications of this disorder. We present a case of a 15-year-old teenage girl presenting with typical purpuric rash of HSP, developed DAH, bowel ischaemia and venous thrombosis. She was successfully treated with pulse methylprednisolone, intravenous Ig and intravenous cyclophosphamide.