Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis complicated by reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome

• Published in: Clinical rheumatology Vol. 26; no. 10; pp. 1761 - 1763
• Main Authors: Sasayama, Daimei, Shimojima, Yasuhiro, Gono, Takahisa, Kaneko, Kazuma, Matsuda, Masayuki, Ikeda, Shu-ichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Springer Nature B.V 01.10.2007
• Subjects: Adolescent; Brain - pathology; Central Nervous System Diseases - complications; Drug therapy; Female; Humans; Hypertension; Hypertension - diagnosis; Hypertension - therapy; Hypertensive Encephalopathy - complications; Hypertensive Encephalopathy - diagnosis; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Nephritis - complications; Nephritis - diagnosis; Patients; Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch - complications; Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch - diagnosis; Seizures; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; Treatment Outcome; Vasculitis

We report a young female patient with Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) nephritis complicated by reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS). The patient suddenly showed generalized seizures and cortical blindness with severe hypertension due to renal insufficiency approximately 1 year aft...