A 12 y/o boy is brought to you by his mother for skin rash and complaints of intermittent abdominal pain, joint pains for past 2 days. He did have an upper respiratory infection about 2 days ago. On physical exam, his vitals are normal. Abdomen is benign with out any tenderness or rigidity. However, you notice patchy purple discolorations on his extremities and the back. Lab studies are obtained that revealed WBC: 6.6 , HGB: 15.3 , MCV: 88 , Platelets: 290,000 ( normal 180k to 400k) BUN: 11 , Creatinine : 0.6 ( normal) , Anti streptolysin O titer : negative Streptozyme : negative ,Urine dipstick : normal without any blood Urinalysis : normal/ no rbcs/ no protein The mother is very anxious and asks about the long term prognosis of her son. Your response : A) Reassure the mother that boys disorder is self limiting and does not require any follow up B) Tell her the boy needs to be admitted and treated vigorously to prevent renal failure C) Tell her that renal failure develops 100% of such cases and hence needs very cautious follow up D) Tell her that 50% of such cases progress to end stage renal disease. E) Tell her that the boy requires follow up monthly urinalysis for at least 3 months in order to make sure there is no heamaturia/ renal dysfunction.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 17:34:51 +0000
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