Cerebral vasculitis in a child with Henoch-Schonlein purpura and familial Mediterranean fever

Ozkaya, Ozan; Bek, KENAN; Alaca, Nese; Ceyhan, Meltem; Acikgoez, Yonca; Tasdemir, Haydar

doi:10.1007/s10067-006-0485-x

Cerebral vasculitis in a child with Henoch-Schonlein purpura and familial Mediterranean fever

Ozkaya O., Bek K., Alaca N., Ceyhan M., Acikgoez Y., Tasdemir H. A.

CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.26, no.10, pp.1729-1732, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 26 Issue: 10
Publication Date: 2007
Doi Number: 10.1007/s10067-006-0485-x
Journal Name: CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1729-1732
Keywords: cerebral vasculitis, children, familial Mediterranean fever, Henoch-Schonlein purpura, REVERSIBLE POSTERIOR LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, NEUROLOGIC MANIFESTATIONS, POLYARTERITIS-NODOSA, MUTATIONS, CYTOKINES, PATIENT
Kocaeli University Affiliated: No

Abstract

In this case report, a 10-year-old girl with Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) with severe central nervous system involvement and also having familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is presented.