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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.