Gastrointestinal: IgA vasculitis as a rare cause of acute pancreatitis.

IgA vasculitis (earlier known as Henoch-Schonlein purpura) is the most common vasculitis characterized by triad of purpura, arthritis, and abdominal pain. A 20-year-old male presented with fever, pain abdomen, vomiting, and joint pains of 3 days duration. Skin biopsy showed inflammatory infiltrate around the vessels with plump endothelial cells, leucocytoclasia, and extravasation of red blood cells characteristic of vasculitis (Fig. [Extracted from the article]