Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Pediatric COVID-19 Patient

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Novel coronavirus disease 2019 is a viral infectious 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 these neurologic posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES). suggested that increased levels cytokines and inflammatory mediators in course are responsible for cerebrovascular endothelial dysfunction disruption blood-brain barrier. To best our knowledge, no pediatric PRES has been reported related to 2019. Here, we present case associated severe acute respiratory 2 infection.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['1532-0987', '0891-3668']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000003130