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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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