Severe gastrointestinal involvement in pediatric IgA vasculitis: a retrospective single-center cohort study in China

Abstract

Severe GI involvement in children is common in our center. Rare onset age, purpura above the waist, vomiting, high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, and decreased serum albumin are associated with severe GI involvement. Patients with severe GI involvement need higher doses of corticosteroids and second-line therapy.