Open AccessCerebral Vasculitis in Henoch-Schönlein Purpura: A Case Report
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical review and case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2573-9565
DOI - 10.33140/jcrc.04.06.03
Subject(s) - purpura (gastropod) , medicine , vasculitis , henoch schonlein purpura , cerebral vasculitis , palpable purpura , methylprednisolone , convulsion , dermatology , systemic vasculitis , pediatrics , surgery , epilepsy , disease , ecology , psychiatry , biology
Henoch-Schönlein purpura is a common form of systemic small vessel vasculitis in childhood. Although headache and behavioralchanges have been described in a significant proportion of children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura, severe neurologicalcomplications are rare. In this article, we report a case of central vasculitis in an eleven-year-old girl who presented withheadache, convulsion and impairment of vision. The treatment options for cerebral vasculitis of Henoch-Schönlein purpura arenumerous but controversial in pediatric patients. Our patient was successfully treated by pulse methylprednisolone. The patientwas followed-up for six months without any sequel.