ArticleCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2014
Henoch-Schönlein purpura in children: limited benefit of corticosteroids.
Article in Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
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- IgA Nephropathy: Epidemiology, Outcomes, and Insights for Primary Glomerulonephritides.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
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- Prediction of renal damage in children with IgA vasculitis based on machine learning.Medicine · 2022Article
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- Henoch-Schonlein purpura due to sodium valproate: A case report.Clinical case reports · 2022Article
- Severe abdominal pain: an atypical initial and leading symptom preceding skin rash in Henoch-Schönlein purpura.Sudanese journal of paediatrics · 2022Article
- Clinico-Epidemiological Profile and Outcome of Children with IgA Vasculitis in Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Risk factors for intussusception in children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura: A case-control study.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Article
- Atypical purpura location in a Sudanese infant with Henoch-Schönlein purpura.Sudanese journal of paediatrics · 2021Article
- Henoch-Schönlein Purpura in the Adult, a Case Report.Journal of education & teaching in emergency medicine · 2020Article
- Henoch-Schönlein Purpura Presenting in Association With Neuroblastoma: A Case Report.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2020Article
- Henoch-Schonlein Purpura in Children: The Role of Corticosteroids.Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences · 2019Article
- Rituximab therapy for IgA-vasculitis with nephritis: a case series and review of the literature.Immunologic research · 2017Review
- Treatment of Henoch Schonlein nephritis; new trends.Journal of nephropathology · 2016Article
- Clinical features and outcomes of diffuse endocapillary proliferation Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis in children.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2016Article
- Henoch-Schönlein purpura with joint involvement: Analysis of 71 cases.Pediatric rheumatology online journal · 2016Article
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Abstract
questionA child recently presented to my office with lower limb petechiae, arthralgia, and abdominal pain characteristic of Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). Will systemic corticosteroids help relieve these symptoms and prevent potential HSP complications such as intussusception and nephritis? ANSWER: Henoch-Schönlein purpura is a common and self-limiting disease in children. Current evidence does not support universal treatment of HSP with corticosteroids. Recent trials and meta-analyses found that corticosteroids do not prevent the onset of renal disease or abdominal complications. However, corticosteroids are effective as treatment of abdominal pain, arthralgia, and purpura. Clinicians are advised to use their discretion in choosing which patients might benefit most from oral corticosteroid treatment.
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