Essay On Kidney Disease

There are multiple kidney diseases that are known to the Medical world, but there will be a discussion about Henoch Shönlein Purpura today. Many young kids have had this Kidney disease and it is not to be taken lightly. At first it comes off as something simple, and it looks like the victim has probably just pulled a muscle, has a fever or has a stomach ache because they are vomiting but no, that is just the beginning of this horrid kidney disease. There are probably many questions going around now about this disease, how it was discovered, and what it is exactly. The first ever discovery of HSP was in London of 1801 by a doctor named William Heberden, he had reported “that a five year old boy …was seized with pains and swellings in various parts…He sometimes had pains in his belly with vomiting…and the urine was tinged with blood. Presently, the skin of his leg was all over full of bloarthritis, gastrointestinal involvement, kidney inflammation, and purpuraody points” – www.hopkinsvasculitis.org/types-vasculitis/henochschnlein-purpura/ . All of this would later become known as Henoch Shönlein Purpura by Johann Schönlein and his partner Edouard Henoch. As the two found more cases in people they …show more content…
As said in the introduction of this paper it can start off as something very simple like, vomiting, joint pain or a rash but inside the body much worse is happening. Henoch Schönlein Purpura is a kidney disease that causes blood vessels to bleed in the joint areas, the kidneys, and intestines. It also involves kidney inflammation and there can be many side effects involved like rashes which will show up around the joints, legs, and the bottom. If the patient has joint paint which will most likely occur, it shows up in the legs mainly and can make it difficult for the patient to