Elderly allergic purpura, an antibody-mediated allergic reactive, capillary and small vessel vasculitis, can be treated by treating the primary disease, rest, glucocorticoid drugs, cytotoxic drugs and other measures.
1. Treatment of primary disease: the causative factors should be actively sought, e.g. treatment of upper respiratory tract infections, removal of infectious foci, e.g. tonsillitis, dental caries, etc., and avoidance of suspected drugs.
2. Rest: Most of the time, the disease is self-limiting through rest and fluid supplementation, which facilitates the discharge of allergens.
3. Glucocorticoid drugs: mild patients can use topical dexamethasone ointment, Hasinide cream and other glucocorticoid drugs, severe patients, oral prednisone, betamethasone and other glucocorticoid drugs.
4. Cytotoxic drugs: the appearance of abdominal purpura or arthralgia, obvious patients can be treated with cytotoxic drugs, such as cyclophosphamide.
Elderly allergic purpura, need to go to the hospital in time to check, drugs need to be used under the guidance of the doctor.