COVID-19 obscuring the diagnosis of ciclosporin-related posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

Authors

  • Sanda Mrabet Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation. Sahloul University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
  • Achraf Jaziri Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation. Sahloul University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
  • Maha Aroud Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation. Sahloul University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
  • Dorsaf Zellama Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation. Sahloul University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
  • Salma Naija Neurology Department. Sahloul University Hospital. Sousse. Tunisia
  • Sana Ben Amor Neurology Department. Sahloul University Hospital. Sousse. Tunisia
  • Alaa Souissi Radiology Department. Sahloul University Hospital. Sousse. Tunisia
  • Hela Jemni Radiology Department. Sahloul University Hospital. Sousse. Tunisia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62438/tunismed.v102i11.5286

Keywords:

calcineurin inhibitors, brain edema, CoV-2 infection, seizure

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2024-10-30

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Vol. 102 No. 11 (2024): Tunis Med nov 2024

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