TABLE 1. Reasons for Exclusion of Articles.
| n | |
|---|---|
| Initial set: total | 201 |
| Excluded: totala | 186 |
| Review articles2,29–57 | 30 |
| Case reports with <5 cases3,58–113 | 79 |
| Therapy with drug(s) other than corticosteroids114–184 | 54 |
| Focus on patients >18 y old185–189 | 4 |
| No corticosteroid therapy190 | 1 |
| Nephritis at onset in all patients5,191–200 | 11 |
| No extractable outcomes201–206 | 6 |
| Not an HSP study207 | 1 |
| Final set: total | 15 |
a
The references cited (29–207) are available at www.pediatric-generalists.org/Weiss/All-Citations-for-HSP-Systematic-Review.pdf .