title: Diabetic ketoacidosis precipitated by henoch-schonlein purpura.
abstract: Numerous investigations have been devoted to the search for environmental factors controlling the onset of autoimmune diseases. Pancreatic involvement, a rare complication of Henoch-Schonlein purpura, has been found mainly in adults, and it has not been reported in children. We present a case of a severe diabetic ketoacidosis in a child, a 7-year-old boy, following a typical clinical picture of Henoch-Schonlein purpura. Therapy with intravenous insulin resulted in resolution of the diabetic ketoacidosis and resolved the petechial rash of both legs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, GATA Haydarpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey;
authors.forename: Ilhan Asya
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Tanju
authors.forename: Ferhat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cekmez
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pirgon
authors.forename: Ferhan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Karademir
keywords: Henoch-Schonlein purpura; child; pancreatic involvement; type 1 diabetes