Clinical Manifestations and kinds of kidney illnesses on children with Henoch Schonlein purpura


Abstract in English

This research tends to study clinical manifestation and kinds of kidney illnesses on 50 children visited Al-Assad university hospital in Lattakia from January 1st,2007 to January 1st, 2012 aged between one year to 14 years. The study showed that Henoch Schonlein purpura attack both males and females but attack males more (58% males) (42% females) This illness increases in spring and winter (40% in spring) ( 36% in winter) . The study also showed that the illness is systemic disease , mostly attacking skin, joints, gastro intrudes and kidney in which the illness has taken place at 30% in the acute stage and De relapsed stage and the symptoms appeared as varying intensity proteinurea and hematurea

References used

TRAPANI,S ; MICHELI,A ; GRISOLIA,F ; RESTI,M ; CHIAPPINI,E ; FALCINI,F ; et al. Henoch Schonlein purpura in childhood: epidemiological and clinical analysis of 150 cases over a 5-year period and review of literature. Semin Arthritis Rheum. Dec 2005,35(3):143-53
KRAFT,D.M ; MCKEE,D ; SCOTT,C. Henoch-Schonlein purpura: a review. Am Farm Physician.1998,58:405-408
CHEN,O ; ZHU,X.B ; REN,P ; WANG,YB ; SUN,R.P ; WEI,D.E. Henoch Schonlein Purpura in children: clinical analysis of 120 cases. Afr Health Sci. Mar 2013,13(1):94-9
AMOROSO,A; BERRINO,M; CANALE,L ; COPPO,R ; CORNAGLIA,M ; GUARRERA,S; MAZZOLA,G ; SCOLARI,F: Immunogenetics of Henoch-Schoenlein disease.Eur J Immunogenet ,1997,24:323-333
RIGANTE ,D ; CASTELLAZZI,L ; BOSCO,A ; ESPOSITO,S. Is there a crossroad between infections, genetics, and Henoch-Schönlein purpura?. Autoimmun Rev. Aug 2013,12(10):1016-21

Download