Henoch - Schonlein purpura (HSP) is the most common vasculitic syndrome in childhood. The etiology of it infections, drugs, and autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated. It is a systemic disease associated with especially the skin, joints, gastrointestinal tract and renal involvement. Rhabdomyolysis is a clinical and biochemical syndrome that is induced by metabolic or structural abnormalities of skeletal muscles. Elevated levels of creatine kinase is the biochemical marker of rhabdomyolysis. Causes such as systemic diseases, hereditary muscle enzyme deficiencies, drugs, trauma, seizures, infection, repeated injections, and intense exercise should be considered when creatine kinase is high. However, there are the cases that is absence of any cause. In this article, we presented a case with rhabdomyolysis due to Henoch - Schonlein Purpura, and emphasized that HSP may be affect the muscles.
Key words: Child, Henoch - Schonlein purpura, rhabdomyolysis
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