[Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and hemolytic anemia: two severe and unusual complications of acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis].

Unlabelled: The most frequent cause of nephritic syndrome in the pediatric population is acute post-infectious glomerulonephritis (PIGN). A rare complication is posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), characterized by subcortical vasogenic cerebral edema associated with variable neurological symptoms. The development of autoimmune hemolytic anemia is an atypical clinical presentation.

[Development of nephrotic syndrome in a patient with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis].

Unlabelled: The development of nephrotic syndrome in concomitance with Hashimoto's thyroiditis is an in frequent association in the pediatric age.

Objective: To report an infrequent complication of au toimmune thyroiditis, such as the appearance of nephrotic syndrome.

Clinical Case: A 10-year-old patient presenting with nephrotic syndrome and goiter.

[Pathologies of the immigrant child in the Intensive Care Unit. Update].

It is increasingly common to provide medical care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for immigrant children and adolescents as well as those born in Chile with parents in such condition. Currently, this has caused that the health team has to face diverse infrequent pathologies in our country and/ or diagnostic problems derive from the poor knowledge of genetic conditions of this population, some resulting from their health conditions. This review addresses several aspects of hematological, infectious, parasitic, respiratory, and cardiovascular pathologies, all relevant topics to know during their stay in the ICU.

[Infectious glomerulonephritis and pleuropneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae. Pediatric clinical case].

Acute glomerulonephritis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae is a low prevalence pathology. There are several reports communicating different nephritogenic serotypes, however, 6C has been scarcely indicated as such. It is presented the case of a 4-year-old patient who entered Intensive Therapy Unit with pleuropneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6C and concomitantly developed edemas, arterial hypertension, hematuria, proteinuria, decreased glomerular filtration rate and C3 complement level.