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The clinical scoring system in patients with HSP (6, 8) |
| Arthritis score |
| 0 = No symptom |
| 1 = arthralgia and/or slight swelling (normal walk) |
| 2 = arthralgia and/or moderate swelling (limp walk) |
| 3 = arthralgia and/or severe swelling (refuse to walk) |
| Abdominal score |
| 0 = No symptom |
| 1 = mild abdominal pain(medically elicited) and/or occult blood in stool (+) |
| 2 = moderate abdominal pain (transient complaints brought to medical attention) and/or occult blood in stool (++/+++) |
| 3 = severe abdominal pain and/or melena and/or hematemesis and/or intussusception |
| Renal score |
| 0 = No proteinuria and/or 3–5 RBC/HPF |
| 1 = proteinuria 30 mg/dl and/or microalbuminuria and/or 10–15 RBC/HPF) |
| 2 = proteinuria 30–150 mg/dl and/or > 50RBC/HPF |
| 3 = proteinuria 150 mg/dl and/or macroscopic haematuria |
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RBC: red blood cells |
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