Question

What should be noted in terms of diet and other aspects for children with purpura?

Answer

Based on the condition of children with purpura, the following points should be noted:

  1. Pay attention to rest, avoid fatigue, and prevent emotional fluctuations and mental stimulation.
  2. Prevent insect bites.
  3. Eliminate possible allergens.
  4. Maintain warmth to prevent colds.
  5. Control and prevent infections; use sensitive antibiotics when there is a clear infection or infection focus, but avoid blind preventive use of antibiotics.
  6. Pay attention to diet; as allergic purpura is often caused by allergens, it is necessary to avoid eating stimulating foods such as raw scallions, raw garlic, chili peppers, and alcohol; meat and seafood should be avoided from contact with allergens like pollen.
  7. To prevent recurrence, patients should continue with consolidation treatment for one course after recovery. This condition is often self-limiting and generally improves within 6-8 weeks, with a good prognosis. Some cases may recur for several years. Most cases with kidney involvement can recover, a few may develop into chronic nephritis, and extremely few may die due to acute renal failure. Treatment of allergic purpura is important for eliminating triggers and should avoid long-term or short-term high-dose injections or oral administration of dexamethasone or Conningke.