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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 2002;45(12):1601-1605. Published online December 15, 2002.

A Case of Cerebral Vasculitis in Henoch-Shonlein Purpura

Soo Yeon SY Lee¹, Ju Mi JM Choung¹, Dong Jin DJ Hwang¹, So Hee SH Eun¹, Pyoung Han PH Hwang¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Schoool of Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeononju, Korea

Correspondence Pyoung Han PH Hwang ,Email: hwaph@moak.chonbuk.ac.kr

Abstract

Henoch-Sh nlein Purpura(HSP) is an immuologically mediated systemic vasculitis of small blood vessels affecting predominantly the skin, gastrointestinal tract, joints, and kidneys. Clinical neurological manifestations such as headaches, behavioral changes, mental changes, seizures, and visual loss are described, but neurological complication are rare during the course of HSP. We experienced a case of an 8 year-old male with HSP who presented with seizures. Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) showed multiple high signal intensity in both cortical and subcortical areas of frontal and parieto-occipital lobes and magnetic resonance(MR) angiogram showed stenosis of cerebral arteries, compatible with MRI and MR angiogram findings of cerebral vasculitis. We report this case with related literature.

Keywords :Henoch-Sh nlein purpura, Cerebral vasculitis