TY - JOUR
T1 - Idiopathic intracranial hypertension immediately after kidney transplantation in a pediatric recipient
AU - Khositseth, Sookkasem
AU - Chavers, Blanche M.
AU - Czapansky-Beilman, Desiree
AU - Mauer, Michael
PY - 2004/12
Y1 - 2004/12
N2 - Idiopathic intracranial hypertension, characterized by headache, visual disturbance, papilledema, and increased intracranial pressure in the absence of space-occupying lesions, has been reported in pediatric recipients several months to years following kidney transplantation (KTx). We describe the development of idiopathic intracranial hypertension in a 10-year-old girl in the first few hours after KTx. We hypothesize that this event was associated with thymoglobulin administration, perhaps on the background of growth hormone therapy. Awareness of this possibility could lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment of children with similar risk factors.
AB - Idiopathic intracranial hypertension, characterized by headache, visual disturbance, papilledema, and increased intracranial pressure in the absence of space-occupying lesions, has been reported in pediatric recipients several months to years following kidney transplantation (KTx). We describe the development of idiopathic intracranial hypertension in a 10-year-old girl in the first few hours after KTx. We hypothesize that this event was associated with thymoglobulin administration, perhaps on the background of growth hormone therapy. Awareness of this possibility could lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment of children with similar risk factors.
KW - Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
KW - Kidney transplantation
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U2 - 10.1007/s00467-004-1616-8
DO - 10.1007/s00467-004-1616-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 15378420
AN - SCOPUS:8844248530
SN - 0931-041X
VL - 19
SP - 1416
EP - 1417
JO - Pediatric Nephrology
JF - Pediatric Nephrology
IS - 12
ER -