فرفرية هينوخ شونلاين (دراسة و بائية و سريرة و علاجية)

Our study included 25 patients from those who were admitted to the Department of Pediatrics at AL Assad University Hospital in Lattakia diagnosed of Henoch-Schönlein purpura during one year from 1/8/2005 to 1/8/2006. The study included 15 males (60%) and 10 females (40%). Purpura was seen in all patients (100 %) with lower extremities being the commonest site of involvement (100%). Joint pain was the commonest symptom accompanying the purpura seen in 23 patients (92%), gastrointestinal tract involvement with findings of abdominal pain in 13 patients (52%, 40% (10 cases) and abnormal urinalysis with microscopic haematuria or proteinuria, indicating renal involvement. In the follow up of 20 patients for 2 - 6 months 15 cases (75%) were normal, recurrent purpura was seen in 3 cases (15%), recurrent abdominal pain seen in 2 cases (10%), recurrent joint pain seen in 2 cases (10%), urine abnormalities seen in 1 case (5%).