Brucellosis as a trigger agent for Henoch-Schönlein purpura.
Vasculitis in childhood is a result of a spectrum of causes ranging from idiopathic conditions with primary vessel inflammation to syndromes after exposure to recognized antigenic triggers, such as infectious agents and drugs causing hypersensitivity reactions. Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is the most common vasculitis of childhood. Although there is often a history of a recent or simultaneous upper respiratory tract infection, no consistent causative organism is found. We report an 11-year old boy with HSP and brucellosis and we speculated that brucellosis was the trigger agent for HSP (Ref. 13).


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brucellosis, trigger agent, Henoch-Schönlein purpura, vasculitis, infectious agents, drug, hypersensitivity reactions, primary vessel inflammation.
Department of Pediatrics, University of Yuzuncu Yil, Van, Turkey. cihangirakgun@gmail.com
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D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male