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Clinical analysis of 99 children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura complicated with overt gastrointestinal bleeding

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Abstract

Objective

To analyze and summarize the clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) complicated by overt gastrointestinal bleeding (GI bleeding) for achieving early identification, prevention, and treatment in terms of severe GI bleeding.

Methods

A retrospective analysis was conducted on children with HSP complicated by overt GI bleeding who were admitted to the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Beijing Children’s Hospital from January 2017 to December 2019. According to the severity of GI bleeding, the patients were divided into mild bleeding group (61 cases) and moderate and severe bleeding group (38 cases). Inflammatory parameters, coagulation function, GI ultrasound findings, and clinical features were compared. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the related variables affecting the severity of GI bleeding, and the ROC curve was used to determine the variable test efficacy.

Results

Onset in summer, wide distribution of skin rash with facial involvement, the elevation of D-dimer and high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) had significant effects on the severity of GI bleeding. ROC curve analysis showed that the optimal cut-off points of NLR and D-dimer for predicting severe GI bleeding in children with HSP were 10.56 and 0.89 mg/L, respectively.

Conclusion

Facial rash may be a warning sign of GI bleeding. Enhanced monitoring of NLR and D-dimer is helpful for early recognition of GI bleeding as well as assessment of severity.

Key Points

• HSP associated with acute gastrointestinal bleeding is not uncommon and has a high incidence in summer; early recognition of severe bleeding is very necessary.

• Wide distribution of skin rash with facial involvement is an independent risk factor for GI bleeding.

• The optimal cut-off points of NLR and D-dimer for predicting severe GI bleeding in children with HSP were 10.56 and 0.89 mg/L, respectively.

• Gastrointestinal ultrasound can identify swelling of the intestinal wall and is helpful for the diagnosis of GI HSP.

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Yang, Y., Shu, J., Mu, J. et al. Clinical analysis of 99 children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura complicated with overt gastrointestinal bleeding. Clin Rheumatol 41, 3783–3790 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-022-06323-8

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