Henoch-Schnlein Purpura Complicated by Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 583-585

  Fuchigami, Tatsuo ^a   Inamo, Yasuji ^a   Hashimoto, Koji ^a   Yoshino, Yayoi ^a   Abe, Osamu ^a   Ishikawa, Teruaki ^a   Fujita, Yukihiko ^a   Mugishima, Hideo ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Henoch Schnlein purpura; Hypertensive encephalopathy; Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH;

EID: 78649270658     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181ea7276     Document Type: Article

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