Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Pediatric COVID-19 Patient.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 40(6): e240-e242, 2021 06 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1142732
ABSTRACT
Novel coronavirus disease 2019 is a viral infectious disease which commonly involve the lungs with primarily radiologic manifestations of atypical or organizing pneumonia. It can cause multisystemic involvement including central nervous system symptoms. One of these neurologic manifestations is posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES). It is suggested that the increased levels of cytokines and inflammatory mediators in the course of the disease are responsible for cerebrovascular endothelial dysfunction and disruption of the blood-brain barrier. To the best of our knowledge, no pediatric PRES has been reported related to coronavirus disease 2019. Here, we present a pediatric PRES case associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Pediatr Infect Dis J
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
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Pediatrics
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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