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A Childlike Presentation? Gajarah B.B. Peterson, MD, Lisa G. Criscione-Schreiber, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 125, Issue 6, Pages 548-550 (June 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.02.005 Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Abdominal computed tomography demonstrated bowel-wall thickening (arrows) and adjacent fat-stranding of the distal small bowel, transverse colon, and ascending colon. These findings were suggestive of inflammation. The American Journal of Medicine 2012 125, 548-550DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.02.005) Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Immunofluorescence staining of a skin biopsy showed extensive perivascular immunoglobulin A (IgA) deposition (arrows) consistent with Henoch-Schönlein purpura. The American Journal of Medicine 2012 125, 548-550DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.02.005) Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions