An unusual case of steroid unresponsive Hashimoto抯 encephalitis in Indian under-5

ABSTRACT

Hashimoto抯 encephalopathy (HE) is a rare entity in children. Usually, it responds very well to steroids. We report a case of steroid-unresponsive HE in a 4-year-old male child presenting with acute encephalitis syndrome with raised intracranial pressure. Serum anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody was high. He was refractory to intravenous immune globulin and steroids. He underwent plasma exchange therapy which had a dramatic response with marked clinical improvement.