title: A rare presentation of seizures in a not-so-rare disease: Henoch-Schönlein purpura presenting with repeated seizures.
abstract: Henoch-Schönlein purpura represents the most common form of systemic vasculitis in children. Although a very common cause of vasculitis, seizures are a very rare complication of this disorder. We report a 5-year-old boy who presents with no other clinical symptoms of the disorder other than a seizure. By presenting this case, we hope to expand the differential diagnosis of repeated seizures to include diseases in which the pathogenesis of diseases with small vessel vasculitis such as Henoch-Schönlein purpura is considered.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Camacho
authors.affiliation: From the *Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, †Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; ‡Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital, One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Camacho
authors.forename: Ernest G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Leva
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis*