title: Pediatric sarcoidosis presenting with hypertensive encephalopathy.
abstract: A 3-year-old girl with simultaneous presentation of hypertensive encephalopathy, subcutaneous nodules, hepatosplenomegaly and proteinuria was presented. The sarcoidosis was confirmed by histologic demonstration of non-caseating granulomas in the liver, left kidney, a cervical lymph node and subcutaneous nodules. The proteinuria resolved spontaneously. During the six-month period of steroid therapy, the renal mass and hepatosplenomegaly were dissolved but the cervical lymphadenopathy still persisted. The hypertensive state was difficult to control which required a multiple antihypertensive drug regimen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jungthirapanich
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Watana
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pongprasit
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vananukul
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vajaragupta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yenrudi
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications*