Abstract
Neurological complications in acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) have been traditionally attributed to hypertensive encephalopathy. A 9-year-old girl with biopsy-documented APSGN developed seizures at a time she was normotensive and biochemically well balanced. Computed tomography of her brain was consistent with vasculitis, a finding which was also clinically supported by apparent vasculitic involvement of other organ systems. All clinical, laboratory and radiological abnormalities resolved with recovery from the APSGN. We suggest that on rare occasions neurological complications in APSGN may result from involvement of the central nervous system in multiorgan transient vasculitis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 194-195 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Pediatric Nephrology |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1993 |
Keywords
- Computed tomography
- Electroencephalography
- Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
- Seizures
- Vasculitis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Nephrology