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. 1973 Jul 7;109(1):46–48.

Henoch Schönlein purpura occurring in three members of a family

W S Lofters, G F Pineo, K H Luke, R G Yaworsky
PMCID: PMC1946746  PMID: 4541508

Abstract

The occurrence of Henoch-Schönlein purpura in a man and his two daughters on widely separated occasions is reported. No common drug, infective agent or allergen could be identified as responsible and it is therefore considered possible that a familial basis may be the explanation.

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