Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP) is systemic vasculitis in children, hallmark by inflammatory infiltration of polymonuclear leukocytes small blood vessels, followed IgA1 immune deposits. HSP prevalence approximately 3-27 cases per 100,000 children. The process causes an ischemia and hemorrhagic characterized non-thrombocytopenia purpura, arthralgia, gastrointestinal problems, kidney impairment. T...

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...