Title
Coccygeal fracture, constipation, convulsion, and confusion: a case report of malignant hypertension in a child
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Pediatrics; Department of Emergency Medicine
Publication Date
1999-12-23
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Antihypertensive Agents; Brompheniramine; Child; Coccyx; Constipation; Drug Combinations; Histamine H1 Antagonists; Humans; Hypertension, Malignant; Male; Pelvic Neoplasms; Phenylephrine; Phenylpropanolamine; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma; Pseudoephedrine; Seizures
Disciplines
Emergency Medicine | Pediatrics
Abstract
Malignant hypertension is an unusual but well described cause of seizures in pediatrics. It is a medical emergency that must be recognized and emergently treated to prevent morbidity and mortality. In contrast to adults, hypertension in children is usually secondary to an underlying disease process. We present a complex case of hypertensive encephalopathy with seizures as the initial presentation of a pelvic mass, describe the initial work-up and stabilization and present an overview of the literature. Review of the medical literature described only one similar presentation (1). Interestingly, acute symptoms in this patient may have been precipitated by use of an over-the-counter medication.
Source
Pediatr Emerg Care. 1999 Dec;15(6):425-8. Link to article on publisher's website
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Pediatric emergency care
Related Resources
PubMed ID
10608334
Repository Citation
Zgurzynski, Paul A. and Manno, Mariann M., "Coccygeal fracture, constipation, convulsion, and confusion: a case report of malignant hypertension in a child" (1999). Emergency Medicine. 1.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/peds_emergency/1