Abstract
Rifampin is one of the first line drugs for treating tuberculosis, but it might be associated with serious adverse effects, including renal failure. We report here on a case of a 57-year-old patient who developed Henoch-$Sh{\ddot{o}}nlein$ purpura during antituberculosis therapy that included rifampin. The patient converted to negative on the AFB smear for tuberculosis two weeks after the initial administration of antituberculosis medication. After treatment for 60 days, this patient was diagnosed with Henoch-$Sh{\ddot{o}}nlein$ purpura by the purpura lesion on the lower legs, the leukocytoclastic vasculitis, the renal impairment and the pathological examination. After stopping rifampin, the skin lesions disappeared in about 10 days and his renal function gradually improved. This case study showed that Henoch-$Sh{\ddot{o}}nlein$ purpura can be caused by rifampin during antituberculosis therapy and we recommend that the use of rifampin should be restrained when clinical symptoms of Henoch-$Sh{\ddot{o}}nlein$ purpura are observed.
Henoch-$Sh{\ddot{o}}nlein$ 자반증은 신장, 피부, 관절, 소화기계 등의 전신을 침범하는 혈관염으로 임상적인 증상을 종합하여 진단하는 질환이며 피부나 신장에서의 조직학적 생검이 진단을 뒷받침해 주는 근거가 될 수 있다. 항결핵제 사용 중에 rifampin으로 인하여 신기능 저하, 관절 통증, 양하지 자반, 복통 등의 임상 양상이 발생하였으며 하지 피부 병변의 조직 검사로 백혈구파쇄성혈관염(leukocytoclastic vasculitis) 소견을 보여 임상적으로 Henoch-$Sh{\ddot{o}}nlein$ 자반증으로 진단하였으며 rifampin 복용 중지 후 피부 자반 소실되고, 신장 기능이 회복된 예를 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.
