Recurrent Benign Intracranial Hypertension Due to Iron Deficiency Anemia
| Autor: | Oya Tugal, Ronald Jacobson, Stuart Berezin, Scott Foreman, Sidney Berezin, Adele Brudnicki, Louise Godine, Marianna M. Davidian, S. Jayabose, V. Escobedo |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics Adolescent Anemia Central nervous system disease Blood loss Recurrence hemic and lymphatic diseases medicine Humans Anemia Hypochromic Pseudotumor Cerebri business.industry nutritional and metabolic diseases Hematology Iron deficiency medicine.disease Surgery Oncology Iron-deficiency anemia Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Etiology Proper treatment Female business Complication |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. 16:266-270 |
| ISSN: | 1077-4114 |
| Popis: | Purpose Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) causes benign intracranial hypertension (BIH). Patients and methods A case of an 11-year-old girl with severe IDA and benign intracranial hypertension is presented. Results Treatment of iron deficiency resulted in the resolution of BIH. Recurrence of BIH is observed with the recurrence of IDA. Chronic intermittent blood loss from the intestinal polyps was the etiology of recurrent IDA. Conclusions A thorough search to determine the etiology of IDA is essential for proper treatment. Although BIH is a rare complication of IDA, its association with IDA should be recognized for prompt treatment before an extensive and costly workup for BIH is done. |
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