Idiopathic intracranial hypertension presenting as iron deficiency anemia: a case report

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension presenting as iron deficiency anemia: a case report

Abstract Background The presentation of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) in association with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is rare. Case presentation This case report depicts the unusual case of a 31-year-old woman of mixed Jamaican and English heritage with IIH who presented initially as I...

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Main Authors: Peng Yong Sim, Priyal Taribagil, Ione O. C. Woollacott, Safina Rashid, Desmond P. Kidd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Iron deficiency anemia
Papilledema
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Optic neuropathy
Vision loss
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02631-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02631-2

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