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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1992;35(2):234-239. Published online February 15, 1992.

A Case of Leigh's Disease

Il Jung IJ Joo¹, Hyun Cheol HC Hwang¹, Sang Woo SW Kim¹, Yong Seung YS Hwang²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
²Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

We experienced a case of Leigh's disease (subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy) in a 3-year old boy who was presented with hypertension and showed progressive respiratory arrest after giving chloral hydrate or ketamine. Almost all diagnostic tests including brain CT showed normal findings. The diagnosis could be made by MRI and TFCA (Transfemoral carotid angiography). A review of literature was also made briefly.

Keywords :Subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy, Hypertension