al Rasheed S A, Abdurrahman M B, al Mugeiren M M, al Fawaz I M
Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Trop Pediatr. 1991 Jun;37(3):127-30. doi: 10.1093/tropej/37.3.127.
A retrospective study was carried out on 40 children from Saudi Arabia with Henoch-Schönlein syndrome to delineate its clinical pattern. More than 50 per cent of the cases occurred in winter. There was no apparent causal relationship with B-haemolytic streptococcal infection. All patients had skin rash. Fifty-eight per cent had gastrointestinal manifestations, 58 per cent had joint manifestations and 38 per cent had renal manifestations. The main clinical features of Henoch-Schönlein syndrome in Saudi children are comparable to those reported elsewhere.
