OBJECTIVE To evaluate the epidemiological and clinical profile of children with Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) in eastern Saudi Arabia during a 15-year period. METHODS The medical records of children discharged with a diagnosis of HSP from King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, between January 1996, and December 2010, were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS Of 78 pat...

Anaphyactoid purpura or HenochSchonlein purpura, a common vasculitis in children, is characterized by non-thrombocytopenic purpura, arthritis or arthralgia, abdominal pain, gastrointestinal hemorrhage and nephritis. The immunopathology of these lesions is that of leukocytoclastic vasculitis characterized by deposition of immunoglobulin A and complement 3, but is often accompanied by IgG, IgM, f...

We report a 13-year-old youth who initially presented with the typical rash of Henoch-Schonlein purpura followed a month later by a nephrotic syndrome and hematuria. Renal biopsy revealed crescentic IgA nephropathy. The patient was aggressively treated with steroids leading to a remission of his nephrotic syndrome. Three years after his initial presentation, he developed bloody diarrhea and Cro...

Received 11-12-2014, Accepted 18-12-2014, Available Online 22-01-2015 Department of Family Medicine, Medicine Faculty, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey *Corresponding Author: Veysel Kars E-mail: [email protected] This case report was presented as a poster presentation in the 25 Turkish National Congress of Dermatology, 21-25 October 2015, Rixos Sungate Hotel, Antalya Acute infantile hemo...