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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54172#.VPAeaSzQrzE Author(s)   Esraa M. Bukhari 1 , Khouloud A. Al-Sofyani 1 , Mohammed Ahmed Muzaffer 2* Affiliation(s) 1 King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia . 2 Department of Pediatrics, Section of Rheumatology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia . ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to describe the common presentation, frequency, and complications of Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) in patients <18 years who were followed up at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah over the last 12 years. We performed a retrospective chart review of the medical records of all patients diagnos...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54172#.VO7e1CzQrzE Author(s)  Esraa M. Bukhari 1 , Khouloud A. Al-Sofyani 1 , Mohammed Ahmed Muzaffer 2*   Affiliation(s) 1 King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia . 2 Department of Pediatrics, Section of Rheumatology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia . ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to describe the common presentation, frequency, and complications of Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) in patients <18 years who were followed up at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah over the last 12 years. We performed a retrospective chart review of the medical records of all patients diagnosed as HSP. During this period, only 29 cases were reported (15 males, 14 females), with the mean age at the diagnosis 7.5 years. 82% percent of the patients had joint involvement in the form of arthritis or arthralgia; 17.2% had no...