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- Title
Posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome associated with acute postinfectious glomerulonephritis: systematic review.
- Authors
Orlando, Corinne; Milani, Gregorio P.; Simonetti, Giacomo D.; Goeggel Simonetti, Barbara; Lava, Sebastiano A. G.; Wyttenbach, Rolf; Bianchetti, Mario G.; Cristallo Lacalamita, Marirosa
- Abstract
Background: Kidney diseases are a recognized cause of posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome, usually abbreviated as PRES. The purpose of this review was to systematically address the association between acute postinfectious glomerulonephritis and PRES. Methods: We performed a systematic review of the literature on acute postinfectious glomerulonephritis associated with PRES. The principles recommended by the Economic and Social Research Council guidance on the conduct of narrative synthesis and on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses were used. Databases searched included Excerpta Medica, US National Library of Medicine, and Web of Science. Results: For the final analysis, we evaluated 47 reports describing 52 cases (32 males and 20 females). Fifty patients were ≤ 18 years of age. Blood pressure was classified as follows: normal-elevated (n = 3), stage 1 hypertension (n = 3), stage 2 hypertension (n = 5), and severe hypertension (n = 41). Acute kidney injury was classified as stage 1 in 32, stage 2 in 16, and stage 3 in four cases. Neuroimaging studies disclosed a classic posterior PRES pattern in 28 cases, a diffuse PRES pattern in 23 cases, and a brainstem-cerebellum PRES pattern in the remaining case. Antihypertensive drugs were prescribed in all cases and antiepileptic drugs in cases presenting with seizures. A resolution of clinical findings and neuroimaging lesions was documented in all cases with information about follow-up. Conclusions: The main factor associated with PRES in acute postinfectious glomerulonephritis is severe hypertension. Prompt clinical suspicion, rapid evaluation, and management of hypertension are crucial. A higher resolution version of the Graphical abstract is available as Supplementary information
- Subjects
HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL information storage &; retrieval systems; SYSTEMATIC reviews; NATIONAL Library of Medicine (U.S.); RISK assessment; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; POSTERIOR leukoencephalopathy syndrome; ACUTE diseases; NEURORADIOLOGY; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Pediatric Nephrology, 2022, Vol 37, Issue 4, p833
- ISSN
0931-041X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00467-021-05244-z