This study describes the profile of children diagnosed with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) in the pediatric hematology oncology unit and highlights the clinical features of PRES in immunosuppressed children. This retrospective study included 10 children diagnosed with PRES with a mean age of 6.8 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCongenital prothrombin deficiency is a rare hemorrhagic disorder, frequent in areas with high degrees of consanguinity as it is autosomal recessive in nature. Clinical manifestations are highly variable, ranging from mild episodes of bleeding to severe hemorrhages. Here, we report a child with isolated prothrombin deficiency who presented with a history of pain and soreness in the prepuce associated with bleeding.
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