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

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Published Oct 30, 2024
https://doi.org/10.62438/tunismed.v102i11.5286
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Vol. 102 No. 11 (2024): Tunis Med nov 2024

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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

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Keywords:

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

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