Mycoplasma pneumoniae is one of the most common causes of respiratory tract infections in children. Extrapulmonary manifestations are seen in up to 25% of infected patients. Extrapulmonary complications are associated with the central nervous system, gastrointestinal tract, skin changes, myocarditis, pericarditis, hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and thrombosis. The majority of extrapulmonary...

BACKGROUND Henoch-Schönlein vasculitis is the most common systemic vasculitis in children. Arthritis or arthralgia occurs in 80 % of patients. We believe this to be the first case report to describe the finding of polyarthritis in a fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography scan in a patient with Henoch-Schönlein vasculitis without clinical signs of arthritis. CASE PRES...

INTRODUCTION Renal involvement is the major cause of mortality and morbidity in children with Henoch-Schonlein purpura. The purpose of this study was to determine the predictive factors of Henoch-Schonlein nephritis (HSN) and correlations between clinical and pathologic findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS Demographic characteristics and clinical manifestations of 105 children with Henoch-Schonlei...

how to cite this article: shiari r, tabatabaei nodushan smh, mohebbi mm, karimzadeh p, javadzadeh m. moyamoya syndrome associated with henoch-schönlein purpura. iran j child neurol. autumn 2016; 10(4):71-74. abstract some reports have shown the association between moyamoya syndrome and autoimmune diseases. herewith, we present a 3.5 yr old girl with henoch- schönleinpurpura (hsp) who was treate...

We describe a case of young adult female with Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) presenting cutaneous and gastrointestinal manifestations. Biopsy revealed leukocytoclastic vasculitis in the skin. Steroid therapy led to initial resolution symptoms followed by relapse rashes subsequent introduction azathioprine. HSP is most common childhood uncommonly seen adults. Early recognition disease, especiall...

Cutaneous vasculitis is frequently located on the lower limbs. We describe a patient who developed palpable purpura affecting the penis as the presenting sign of more widespread lesions of Henoch-Schönlein purpura.

We present a child with Henoch-Schonlein purpura and Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection, an association that was rarely described in the literature. The infection was confirmed serologically and by using PCR.