title: Simultaneous presentation of Henoch Schonlein purpura in monozygotic twins.
abstract: Henoch Schonlein purpura is a relatively common and well recognized paediatric condition. We report a case of 2 monozygotic twins that presented with typical Henoch Schonlein symptoms, starting simultaneously. Both children had positive throat cultures for Streptococcus pyogenes and skin biopsies typical for HS disease. Their genotype was determined and compared with studies suggesting predisposition according to HLA typing.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Paediatrics, Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital University of Athens, Greece. niksp@netbreeze.co.uk
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Spyridis
authors.forename: Marianella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salapata
authors.forename: Smaragdi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fessatou
authors.forename: Chrisi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kontaxaki
authors.forename: Panayiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Spyridis
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004200:Diseases in Twins / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic