Idiopathic intracranial hypertension immediately after kidney transplantation in a pediatric recipient.

Abstract

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.

• Authors: Sookkasem Khositseth, Blanche M Chavers, Desiree Czapansky-Beilman, Michael Mauer
• Journal: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (Pediatr Nephrol) Vol. 19 Issue 12 Pg. 1416-7 (Dec 2004) ISSN: 0931-041X [Print] Germany
• PMID: 15378420 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Child
• Female
• Humans
• Intracranial Hypertension (etiology)
• Kidney Transplantation (adverse effects)
• Time Factors