Unusual organ involvment in Henoch–Schönlein purpura patients; a roprt from Iran

Abstract

Findings Out of 85 patients 34.2% was female and 65.8% were male (mean age 6.5± 3.9 years). Clinical symptoms were skin involvement in all patients (100%), GI involvement in 70.6%, joint and renal involvement (in acute phase) in 57.6% and 21.2%, respectively. Out of 56 male patients, 35.7% had genitalia involvement (75% scrotal swelling, 45% epididimo-orchitis like symptoms, 5% penis inflammation, and 5% meatus inflammation ). Central nervous system (CNS) involvement was found in 8.2% (71.4% headache, seizures and sleep disorders each one 28.5%%, and confusion in one patient). Pinna perichondritis (PP) was detected in 3 patients (3.5%) which all of them were male and they had genitalia involvement. There is a significant relation between age and PP and all patients had age less than 5 years. There is no significant relation between age or sex and genitalia or CNS involvement.