title: [Nephropathy in the course of Schönlein-Henoch purpura].
abstract: The aim of the study was to assess the frequency of renal complications and also evaluation of renal efficiency with regard to sex and age in children with Schonlein-Henoch purpura. 31 children with Schonlein-Henoch disease out of 5004 hospitalised in 6 years time (1994-1999) in Mil. Medical University-Dpt of Pediatrics, underwent the examination, which is 0.62% of all patients. The group of analysed cases consisted of 19 girls (61.3%) and 12 boys (38.7%). 15 of them had changes in kidneys, which constitutes 48.4%. The average age of examined children was 9.1 years. In the most cases upper respiratory tract infections preceded symptoms of the Schonlein-Henoch purpura. The most often complications found in the course of the Schonlein-Henoch purpura were renal ones. The most numerous renal complications affected children between 7 and 9 years of age. Because of chronic and insidious course of the disease, children, after discharging from hospital should stay under specialistic medical care.
authors.affiliation: Katedry Pediatrii WAM w Lodzi.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rapacka
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ostrowska-Nawarycz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baszczyński
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Makowska
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kudzin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makowski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kudzin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Górski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution