What is hsp?

HSP? HSV?: Hsv is short for the herpes simplex virus. Cold sores. Hsp? Don't know.

Could be lungs...: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is one interpretation of that acronym. This is a severe allergic reaction that causes significant inflammation in the lungs. Treatment is universally poor - the only real way to treat it is eliminate exposure to the allergen that is causing the disease.

HSP: This could also stand for henoch - scholein purpura.

Henoch-Schönlein purpura is a vasculitis due to abnormal deposits of IgA. In this condition, the small blood vessels in your skin, joints, intestines and kidneys bleed due to inflammation. Unfortunately, abbreviations are not unique. MS can stand for multiple sclerosis, mitral stenosis, musculoskeletal, etc.