Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Hospital, Greenville Hospital System, 701 Grove Road, Greenville, South Carolina 29605, U.S.A.
WLM Robson MD
Department of Pediatrics, The University of Calgary and The Alberta Children's Hospital
Alexander KC Leung ( 梁國柱 ) FRCP(C)
Department of Microbiology and Infectious Disease, The University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Duff D Horne MD
Correspondence to: Dr WLM Robson
Received Sept 28, 1995
Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) developed in a 6 year old boy following a respiratory infection. Acute and convalescent viral serology demonstrated a rising titre to coxsackie B virus. Coxsackie B virus should be added to the list of possible precipitating agents that may be involved in the pathogenesis of HSP.
