| Literature DB >> 16225621 |
I C Chua1, C R Aldridge, A Y Finlay, P E Williams.
Abstract
A patient with elevated levels of serum IgA developed purpuric lesions histologically resembling Henoch-Schönlein purpura brought on by consuming alcohol. Alcohol challenge with 5 units of alcohol reproduced the lesions, with a rapid rise of circulating CD4+ and CD8+ T cells followed by a fall of serum IgA and C3 concentration. The skin lesions and serum abnormalities resolved spontaneously within 6 weeks of the alcohol challenge.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16225621 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06814.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Dermatol ISSN: 0007-0963 Impact factor: 9.302