title: Renal manifestations in Henoch-Schönlein purpura: a 10-year clinical study.
abstract: Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is an IgA-mediated systemic small vessel vasculitis of childhood. It is characterized by the symptoms including nonthrombocytopenic purpura, abdominal pain, hematuria/proteinuria, and arthargia/arthritis. We conducted a retrospective study of 261 patients diagnosed with HSP from December 1991 to December 2001. Of the 261 patients, fifty-three (20.3%) developed renal manifestations after onset of the disease. Two patients developed nephrotic syndrome. Four patients had group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis and subsequent depressed serum C3 concentration typical of post streptococcal glomerulonephritis. During the study period, the renal survival rate after disease onset was 100%. The prognosis of renal involvement was better than reports from other series. In this study we also found factors associated with HSP nephritis; these included older age at onset, GI bleeding, and central nervous system involvement. The long-term morbidity of HSP is predominantly attributed to renal involvement. It is thus recommended that patients with HSP nephritis are followed for longer periods of time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wen-Liang
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Yao-Hsu
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Li-Chieh
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yu-Tsan
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Bor-Luen
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Chiang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000150:complications*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009393:Nephritis / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies