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Fırat Tıp Dergisi |
2010, Cilt 15, Sayı 1, Sayfa(lar) 027-030 |
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Henoch-Schönlein Purpura in the Children: The evaluation retrospective of 50 patients |
Metin Kaya GÜRGÖZE1, Mehmet GÜNDÜZALP2 |
1Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Nefroloji Bilim Dalı, ELAZIĞ, Türkiye 2Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, ELAZIĞ, Türkiye |
Objective: Henoch-Schönlein purpura is a systemic vasculitis which mainly affects the children. We aimed to evaluate the epidemiologic and clinical features of the children with diagnosis of Henoch-Schönlein Purpura followed up in our clinic.
Materials and Methods: The epidemiological, clinical and laboratory findings, and the data about treatment of all patients with diagnosis of Henoch-Schönlein Purpura were collected by reviewing medical files. Results: 50 children (27 males, 23 females) aged between 1.5-16.5 years included in the study. The mean age of the patients was 7.9±3.6 years. Purpura was the most common finding seen in all patients. The joint involvement and gastrointestinal involvement occurred in 92 % and 62 % of these patients respectively. Renal involvement occurred in 10 patients (20 %), one of them had developed severe nephropathy. The most frequent laboratory abnormalities were leukocytosis (78 %), high erythrocyte sedimentation rate (48 %) and hyper IgA (26 %). Conclusion: Epidemiological and clinical findings of the patients are similar to those in the literature. Although severe nephropathy was found in a small percentage of the children, the prognosis was usually excellent. |
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