Steroid‐Induced Psychosis in a Child With Nephrotic Syndrome Secondary to Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: A Case Report
Sushan Pokharel, Amrit Bhusal, Himal Bikram Bhattarai, Tek Nath Yogi, Prabha Bhandari, Deepti Pandit · 2024
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Sushan Pokharel and co-authors report a case of steroid triggered psychosis in a thirteen year old boy with kidney disease, in work from twenty twenty-four. The boy had nephrotic syndrome from a scarring kidney condition and started oral prednisolone. Steroid psychosis is rare in children and counts as a severe side effect.
Three weeks into treatment he grew anxious and fearful and saw a threatening figure in his room. Sleep fell away. Doctors tapered the steroid over six weeks and switched him to another immune drug. Added drugs calmed the psychosis, and he went home after a week. At four weeks the psychosis had cleared and the kidney disease had improved. Close watch of children on steroids is urged.
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| CREATOR | Sushan Pokharel, Amrit Bhusal, Himal Bikram Bhattarai, Tek Nath Yogi, Prabha Bhandari, Deepti Pandit |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 19 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |