Cellulitis as complication of nephrotic syndrome in a pediatric patient

1st International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases (ICTROMI) Faculty of Medicine Universitas Sumatera Utara

Siregar, R.S.^1 ; Daulay, K.R.^1 ; Siregar, B.^1 ; Ramayani, O.R.^1 ; Eyanoer, P.C.^2

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia^1

Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia^2

关键词: Chronic disease;    Clinical features;    Nephrotic syndrome;    Pediatric patients;    Risk factors;    Staphylococcus aureus;    Urinary tract;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/125/1/012111/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/125/1/012111

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Nephrotic syndrome is a chronic disease that may act as a risk for other major infection in skin, respiratory and urinary tract, while also increasingthe chance for other diseases, like peritonitis, meningitis, and cellulitis. Cellulitis is often caused by Streptococcus β-hemolytic, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli. The clinical features of cellulitis marked with redness rash and well-defined borders, pain pressure and swelling. Hypoalbuminemia which occurs due to proteinuria occurred in this patient acts as a risk factor for cellulitis. It has been reported the case of cellulitis as one of the complications of the nephrotic syndrome in the pediatric patient. The treatment has been given to the patient such as antibiotics and supportive therapy and also planned albumin substitution.