Opiate leukoencephalopathy in a pediatric patient

Kevin Wong, DO; Dane C Van Tassel, MD; Jeffrey H Miller, MD; Cory M Pfeifer, MD, MS

Radiology Case Reports (Jul 2019)

Opiate leukoencephalopathy in a pediatric patient

Kevin Wong, DO,
Dane C Van Tassel, MD,
Jeffrey H Miller, MD,
Cory M Pfeifer, MD, MS

Affiliations

Kevin Wong, DO: Department of Medical Imaging, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ
Dane C Van Tassel, MD: Department of Radiology, Maricopa Integrated Health System, Phoenix, AZ
Jeffrey H Miller, MD: Department of Medical Imaging, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ
Cory M Pfeifer, MD, MS: Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390; Corresponding author.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 7
pp. 829 – 831

Abstract

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A 17-year-old male presented from an outside facility in acute respiratory failure and profound hypotension. He was found to have classic MRI brain findings of opiate-induced leukoencephalopathy which was corroborated with urine drug screen and history. This entity has been described in the adults but is not as well recognized in the pediatric population. As the opiate epidemic continues to evolve, this case brings heightened awareness of this disorder to pediatric radiologists. Keywords: Opiate leukoencephalopathy, Pediatric opiate intoxication

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
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