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Cerebral vasculitis in a child with Henoch–Schönlein purpura and familial Mediterranean fever

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In this case report, a 10-year-old girl with Henoch–Schönlein purpura (HSP) with severe central nervous system involvement and also having familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is presented.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey

    Ozan Özkaya, Kenan Bek & Yonca Açıkgöz

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey

    Neşe Alaca

  3. Department of Radiology, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey

    Meltem Ceyhan

  4. Department of Pediatric Neurology, Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey

    Haydar Ali Taşdemir

  5. Ondokuz Mayıs Universitesi, Tıp Fakültesi Pediatrik Nefroloji Bilim Dalı, Kurupelit/Samsun, Turkey

    Ozan Özkaya

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Özkaya, O., Bek, K., Alaca, N. et al. Cerebral vasculitis in a child with Henoch–Schönlein purpura and familial Mediterranean fever. Clin Rheumatol 26, 1729–1732 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-006-0485-x

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