title: Cerebral vasculitis in a child with Henoch-Schönlein purpura and familial Mediterranean fever.
abstract: In this case report, a 10-year-old girl with Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) with severe central nervous system involvement and also having familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey. ozanozkaya@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ozan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozkaya
authors.forename: Kenan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bek
authors.forename: Neşe
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alaca
authors.forename: Meltem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ceyhan
authors.forename: Yonca
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Açikgöz
authors.forename: Haydar Ali
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Taşdemir
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D010505:Familial Mediterranean Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020293:Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*