Publication: Steroid Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome Presented as Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome - A Rare Case Report
Date
2020
Article Type
Case Report
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
ISSN 1990-7974 eISSN 1990-7982
Volume Title
Pages
Pages: 142 - 145
Publisher
Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS)
Abstract
Abstract:
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a rare serious syndrome of central nervous system that can develop in both adults and children. It is characterised by acute onset of headache, confusion, seizures, or focal neurological deficits along with radiological abnormalities in the parietal and occipital lobes. In the past, this syndrome has been mainly described in adults but rare in children. However, it is not uncommon in paediatric nephrology. Hypertension, renal disease, immunosuppression, and chemotherapy of malignancies are triggers for PRES. Here, we report a case of 12 years old boy with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome presenting as PRES.
Description
Abhishek Abhinay
Division of Paediatric Nephrology, Department of Paediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Jata Shankar
Division of Paediatric Nephrology, Department of Paediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Sunil Kumar Rao
Division of Paediatric Nephrology, Department of Paediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Om Prakash Mishra
Division of Paediatric Nephrology, Department of Paediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Keywords
Hypertension, Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, Steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome
Identifier
https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v40i2.29328