A case of acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis that developed posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

Turk Pediatri Arsivi

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 348-352

  Kasap, Belde ^a   Çarman, Kürşat Bora ^a   Yiş, Uluç ^a  

^a Gaziantep Children's Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute glomerulonephritis; Childhood; Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; CREATININE; DIURETIC AGENT; LIPID; MIDAZOLAM; NIFEDIPINE; PHENYTOIN; UREA;

ALLERGIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CHILD; CONVULSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDEMA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE; HEADACHE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LEUKOCYTE; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; PROTEINURIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SWELLING; URINALYSIS; VOMITING;

EID: 84921775763     PISSN: 13060015     EISSN: 13086278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5152/tpa.2014.430     Document Type: Article

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