Can people with allergic purpura take baths?

Written by Yang Ya Meng
Rheumatology
Updated on December 28, 2024
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Patients with allergic purpura can take baths, but the water temperature should not be too hot. This is because excessive heat or vigorous exercise can potentially trigger a recurrence of allergic purpura. Additionally, patients should avoid getting cold to reduce the risk of infection, as infections can also provoke episodes of allergic purpura. During an episode of allergic purpura, it is necessary to take some anti-allergy medications and medications that reduce rashes, such as desloratadine dispersible tablets and compound glycyrrhizin tablets. If there is significant involvement of vital organs, such as the kidneys or gastrointestinal tract, some patients may also need to use corticosteroids. (Medication should be taken under the guidance of a doctor.)

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Is allergic purpura nephritis contagious?

Kidney damage caused by allergic purpura is called allergic purpuric nephritis. The main mechanism of allergic purpuric nephritis is the deposition of immune complexes in the kidneys, causing hematuria, proteinuria, edema, and hypertension. Severe cases of purpuric nephritis may also lead to renal failure. Additionally, patients with allergic purpuric nephritis exhibit systemic symptoms such as skin purpura, abdominal pain, joint pain, and melena. Allergic purpuric nephritis usually occurs in children, and it is not contagious. Unlike viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, and dysentery, it does not spread through respiratory, digestive, or blood pathways.

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Can allergic purpura be cured?

Allergic purpura mainly occurs in adolescents and children, often in the spring and autumn seasons, and is typically related to bacterial infections, viral infections, and allergies to medications and foods. The most common clinical symptoms include bruises on both lower limbs, bleeding, black stools, joint pain, and abdominal pain. Upon the appearance of bruises on the lower limbs, it is recommended to complete routine blood tests, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and autoantibody tests to rule out other autoimmune diseases causing skin bruises. During the acute phase, it is necessary to rest in bed, drink plenty of water, and eat a light diet. If there are only simple skin bruises, these may resolve after rest. However, if joint pain, bloody stools, and black stools occur, formal and active treatment is required, as these symptoms will not resolve on their own. Additionally, the presence of blood or protein in urine suggests kidney involvement, indicating that the condition has worsened.

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Can people with allergic purpura eat durian?

Patients with allergic purpura should not eat durian, as durian is considered a food that can trigger allergies, which in turn can provoke the onset of allergic purpura. Besides avoiding such trigger foods in their diet, patients with allergic purpura should also avoid getting cold, as catching cold can lead to infections, which may also trigger an episode of allergic purpura. Furthermore, intense physical activity, like fast running, should be avoided as well, because such activities can also lead to outbreaks of allergic diseases. Allergic purpura is also a self-limiting disease, and can improve on its own after reaching adulthood.

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Is allergic purpura nephritis easy to treat?

Allergic purpura nephritis is essentially a kidney complication caused by allergic purpura. The main symptoms are that the patient first presents with scattered purple spots on the lower limbs, known as allergic purpura. Subsequently, routine urine tests reveal hematuria or proteinuria, allowing for a diagnosis of allergic purpura nephritis. It cannot be completely cured. Currently, treatment first requires complete quantification of urine protein and a renal biopsy to confirm whether it is allergic purpura nephritis and its severity. Generally, it involves the use of steroids. Typical treatment involves firstly avoiding allergens, so any substances that cause allergies should not be contacted to prevent triggering allergic purpura, and thus prevent the recurrence of purpura nephritis. Additionally, it involves adhering to a low-salt, low-fat diet, and avoiding catching colds or staying up late.

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Can people with allergic purpura eat chicken?

Patients with allergic purpura can eat chicken. In the diet of patients with allergic purpura, the general principle is to try to reduce the consumption of spicy foods and some potential irritants such as celery, coriander, and shiitake mushrooms, which should be eaten sparingly. Chicken is not considered an irritant and can be consumed. In addition to strict dietary precautions to avoid allergens, patients with allergic purpura should also avoid vigorous exercise and strictly avoid getting cold and infections, as both vigorous exercise and infections can potentially trigger acute episodes of allergic purpura.