Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Associated With Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis in a Young Adult: A Case Report and Literature Review

25 June 2026 : Case report Sudan

Mistake in diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Rare coexistence of disease or pathology

Mahmoud H.S. Daoud

^{ADEF 1,2}, Mohmed Hussien Ahmed Mohmed

^{ABCEF 1*}, Shahd S. Ali^{EF 3}, Ahmed Mostafa

^{DE 2}, Khalid Elfatih Mohammed Ibrahim

^{DE 4}, Ruqaya Hashem Salim Alqiwani^{E 2}

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952209

Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952209

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Table 1 Structured chronological timeline of clinical presentation, key diagnostic findings, and outcome.

Time	Event
	Pustular skin infection treated with antibiotics
	Sudden severe occipital headache
	Rapid right eye visual loss → progressed to bilateral blindness
	Developed seizures; IV acyclovir started (no improvement)
	Two generalized tonic–clonic seizures
	BP 147/86 mmHg; papilledema; edema; AKI; proteinuria; hyponatremia (125 mmol/L); elevated ASO/anti-DNase B; low C3
	CT brain suggestive of PRES
	MRI revealed radiological features of PRES
	Complete clinical and laboratory recovery

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