AKI in suspected meningitis/encephalitis may be “avoidable kidney injury”

ER Ackley, MJ Tchou, CA Press, SK Parker… - Hospital …, 2021 - publications.aap.org
A previously healthy, fully immunized 7-year-old boy was taken to the emergency
department in Colorado in June for headache, photosensitivity, irritability, and fevers up to …

The Case| A crystal-clear diagnosis: acute kidney injury in a patient with suspected meningoencephalitis

C Rafat, JP Haymann, S Gaudry, V Labbé… - Kidney …, 2014 - kidney-international.org
A 66-year-old man with no remarkable past history was referred to our department for
suspected meningoencephalitis. Upon admission, prominent clinical features consisted of …

1319: Incidence, risk factors and outcomes of acute kidney injury in children with acute neurologic injury

S Chiwane, M Chauhan - Critical Care Medicine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Ongoing single center, retrospective cohort study conducted in PICU at Children's
Hospital of Michigan from December 2005 to 2016. Target sample size: 100 patients …

Aseptic meningitis due to administration of intravenous immunoglobulin with an unusually high number of leukocytes in cerebrospinal fluid

I Obando, I Duran, L Martin-Rosa, JM Cano… - Pediatric …, 2002 - journals.lww.com
DISCUSSION Twenty cases of AM due to IVIG treatment in children younger than 18 years
have been reported in the literature (1, 3–15)(Table 1). The mean (±SD) age of patients was …

Acute renal failure with encephalopathy following Salmonellaenteritidis infection

T Nakahata, K Tsugawa, S Waga, H Tanaka - Pediatric Nephrology, 2006 - Springer
Salmonellosis is one of the major causes of food poisoning in Japan. In general,
consumption of food contaminated with non-typhi Salmonella causes acute …

Acute kidney injury in children: being AWARE

VR Dharnidharka, EA Ciccia, SL Goldstein - Pediatrics, 2020 - publications.aap.org
Acute kidney injury (AKI) in either adults or children is associated with both short-and long-
term consequences, such as increased mortality, hospitalizations, and higher risk of …

Acute kidney injury in the pediatric intensive care unit at a tertiary care hospital of the Armed Forces: a cross-sectional observational study

P Bajracharya, S Kalra, S Dhingra, A Sood… - medical journal armed …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is shown to be the commonest complication in
critically ill children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Kidney Disease …

Pediatric critical care management of septic shock prior to acute kidney injury and renal replacement therapy

JD Fortenberry - Seminars in nephrology, 2008 - Elsevier
A high index of suspicion for bacterial sepsis and recognition of the potential for rapid
deterioration is essential for impacting patient outcome. Meningococcemia produces a …

Acute kidney injury and its association with in-hospital mortality among children with acute infections

PD Imani, A Odiit, SR Hingorani, NS Weiss… - Pediatric Nephrology, 2013 - Springer
Background We investigated prevalence of acute kidney injury (AKI) at hospitalization and
its association with in-hospital mortality among Ugandan children hospitalized with common …

An atypical case of acute kidney injury: Questions

C Weisser, J Feber, A Tsampalieros, C Licht - Pediatric Nephrology, 2016 - Springer
A previously healthy 9-month-old boy presented to the hospital with a 10-day history of
decreased energy, feeding difficulties, maculopapular rash, vomiting, and fever. He had …