Henoch-Schonlein Purpura, what should I do?
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I'm 16, 17 soon (female) and was diagnosed in February this year with HSP (Henoch-Schonlein Purpura). My doctor told me that it's abnormal because its most common in boys and children. She told me if the rash comes back more than two or three times to go back as it could be a sign of something wrong with my kidneys. Since February the rash has come back atleast 8 times. I don't know whether to go back since I don't have it right now and feel as if I'm wasting doctor's time, however have noticed I've been needing to pee almost every 45 minutes since I first had it. What should I do?
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Steph1609 kayleigh99627
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jowelly kayleigh99627
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natalie77410 kayleigh99627
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you should definitely get your kidneys checked!
lizzie123 kayleigh99627
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Hi Kayleigh,
If 'my doctor' means your GP then you need to get a referral to a specialist straight away. That is not necessarily because of something serious so don't start panicking but this condition is not something to be treated in the first instance by your local GP. My advice would be to go to a GP that will refer you into a teaching hospital and ask for a rheumatology specialist. If your practice won't refer (ours were very good with our daughter who is 16 also ) then personally I would just pop into A&E and talk with them.
You may already have the referral of course.
Bye and take care,
Lizzie
Lindsay831 kayleigh99627
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elaine55 kayleigh99627
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you do need to go back to see the doctor as this can affect your kidneys, your doctor should do a dip test of your urine.
Stefanie90 kayleigh99627
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Please go see your doctor. HSP can cause you to spill protein into your urine from your bloodstream, and it's very important that you have that monitored.