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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1971;14(4):227-230. Published online April 30, 1971.

Intussusception in Henoch-Schoenlein Purpura

Ki Sub Chung¹, Joo Ryong Kim¹, Won Chull Kim¹, Duk Jin Yun¹, Eui Ho Hwang², Jung Ho Suh³

¹Department of Pediatrics Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
²Department of Surgery Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
³Department of Radiology Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Intussusception in Henoch-Schoenlein purpura is of interest because of its rarity and the importance of making what may be a difficult diagnosis. In the world literature there were less than 40 cases of intussusception in Henoch-Schoenlein purpura up to 1962 by Grossman et al. Our patient seems to be the first case in Korea. We presented a case of intussusception in Henoch-Schoenlein purpura in a 8 year and 7 month old male child operated during the acute phase, and reviewed the literature.

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