Meningismus in IgA vasculitis (Henoch–Schönlein purpura)
Katarzyna Gmachowska, Katarzyna Makos, Agnieszka Brzozowska, Joanna Jerzyńska
Affiliation and address for correspondenceIgA vasculitis is the most common acute systemic vasculitis in children. Typical symptoms include cutaneous purpura not associated with thrombocytopenia, acute-onset abdominal pain, arthritis, renal symptoms and, less commonly, neurological symptoms. The disease is usually mild and self-limiting. Although the aetiology of IgA vasculitis is unknown, autoimmune involvement is suspected. Symptomatic treatment is mainly used; therapeutic method that would reduce disease duration and prevent recurrence is unknown. Meningococcal sepsis should always be ruled out in a child with cutaneous purpura. We present a case of a 4-year-old boy with IgA vasculitis who developed symptoms of meningeal irritation.
