Catalog

Gastric ulcer due to IgA vasculitis

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Gastric ulcer due to IgA vasculitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2027910050

This is an ulcer or erosion of the stomach, due to Henoch-Schönlein purpura, a systemic vasculitis (inflammation of blood vessels) and is characterised by deposition of immune complexes containing the antibody IgA in multiple organs, such as skin, kidney and gastrointestinal mucosa.