Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome revealing acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis.
A case of acute encephalopathy with posterior corticosubcortical vasogenic edema on magnetic resonance imaging is reported. Angiography showed cerebral arterial vasospasm. A diagnosis of acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis was made 2 days after admission. This report highlights the fact that acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis can be revealed by a posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome and that cerebral vasospasm can concur with vasogenic edema in this condition.
Aeby
Alec
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Department of Pediatric Neurology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. alec.aeby@ulb.ac.be
David
Philippe
P
Fricx
Christophe
C
Jissendi
Patrice
P
Blecic
Serge
S
Van Bogaert
Patrick
P
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D020343:Hypertensive Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D013577:Syndrome