henoch-schonlein purpura in children: our experience with 165 cases from southern iran

HENOCH-SCHONLEIN PURPURA IN CHILDREN: OUR EXPERIENCE WITH 165 CASES FROM SOUTHERN IRAN

During a 6 year period from September 1992 to September 1998, 165 children with a final diagnosis of Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) were managed and followed in our center. There were 87 (52%) boys and 78 (48%) girls, with age ranges of 1-16 years and mean age of 7.8 years. Forty-one percent of the patients had evidence of preceding upper respiratory tract infection (URI). The main clinica...

Henoch Schonlein Purpura in children: clinical analysis of 120 cases.

BACKGROUND Henoch Schonlein Purpura (HSP) is a systemic vasculitic disease which is common in children. It is very important to understand the clinical features of this disease for doctors and nurses. OBJECTIVES To study the clinical characteristics of HSP in children. METHODS Collect the clinical data of the HSP children, and analyze the clinical characteristics of these HSP patients. RE...

Factor 13 Activity in Children with Henoch-Schonlein Purpura in Iranian Children

Henoch-Schonlein purpura: the Chandigarh experience.

OBJECTIVE To determine the clinical profile of children with Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP). DESIGN Hospital based descriptive follow-up study. SUBJECTS 45 patients attending the Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology clinic over the last 4 years. RESULTS The patients were aged between 2.5-12 years with a male to female ratio of 2:1. All cases had palpable purpura. Gastrointestinal involve...

Henoch-Schonlein purpura.

1 of 1 DESCRIPTION A 63-year-old man with a history of intermittent vasculitic rash presented with an acute abdomen. Findings at laparotomy were consistent with patchy serosal small vessel vasculitis. The patient was well and walking around the ward 24 h later after intravenous methylprednisolone. In this case no biopsy was taken. The diagnosis was made clinically given the history of intermitt...

Henoch-Schonlein purpura.

Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a small vessel vasculitis that annually affects 10 to 20 children per 100,000 population. It is the most common vasculitis of childhood. Although HSP is seen in infancy through adulthood, most documented cases affect children; more than 75% of those diagnosed as having HSP are younger than 10 years, with a peak incidence at 4 to 6 years. White and Asian childre...