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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome, not so Uncommon in Pediatric Patients with Renal Involvement: A Case Series Cover

Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome, not so Uncommon in Pediatric Patients with Renal Involvement: A Case Series

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|Jan 2024

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Fig. 1.

Multiple infra and supra centimeter lesions in hypersignal T2 and FLAIR diffusely arranged bihemispheric cortico-subcortical in (A, B) frontal and parietal lobes, (C) occipital lobe and (D) bihemispheric cerebellar
Multiple infra and supra centimeter lesions in hypersignal T2 and FLAIR diffusely arranged bihemispheric cortico-subcortical in (A, B) frontal and parietal lobes, (C) occipital lobe and (D) bihemispheric cerebellar

Fig. 2.

An inflammatory cerebral lesion showing hypersignal on T2 and FLAIR sequences, located at the level of the bilateral frontal lobe and post-central gyrus (A), respectively on the left parietal side (B)
An inflammatory cerebral lesion showing hypersignal on T2 and FLAIR sequences, located at the level of the bilateral frontal lobe and post-central gyrus (A), respectively on the left parietal side (B)

Urine analysis and immunology tests performed on the third day following admission of the patients to the pediatric nephrology department

AnalysisCase 1Case 2
Urinalysis
Erythrocytes300/μL300/μL

Urine sediment
Erythrocytes11–20/field21–50/field
80% dysmorphic red blood cells, 20% isomorphic red blood cells /field95% dysmorphic red blood cells, 5% isomorphic red blood cells /field
Hematic casts
Leukocytes0–5/field0–5/field
Proteinsnegative1 g/L
C30,33 g/L0,19 g/L
C40,104 g/L0.123 g/L
C3 after 6 weeks1,48 g/L1,17 g/L
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2024-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2393-1817 | Journal ISSN: 2393-1809
Language: English
Page range: 96 - 102
Submitted on: Aug 14, 2023
Accepted on: Dec 5, 2023
Published on: Jan 30, 2024
Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2024 Ana-Maria Roxana Koller, Alexandra Man, Carmen Muntean, published by University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
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