| CASE REPORT |
|
| Year : 2012 | Volume
: 22
| Issue : 1 | Page : 42-44 |
Cortical blindness in a child with acute glomerulonephritis
K Kaarthigeyan, AM Vijayalakshmi
Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India
Correspondence Address:
K Kaarthigeyan
Pediatric ICU In-Charge, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Peelamedu, Coimbatore-4, TN
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.86408
The association between hypertensive encephalopathy and cortical blindness in children with acute glomerulonephritis is extremely rare. We report the case of a 9-year old girl who presented with headache, seizures, altered sensorium, hematuria, and transient cortical blindness as a complication of hypertensive encephalopathy which showed complete reversal following normalization of blood pressure and an underlying post-infectious acute glomerulonephritis was revealed.
[FULL TEXT] [PDF]*
|
|
Editorial Board
