Pseudotumor cerebri in a Turkish boy with Fanconi anemia.

Abstract

Pseudotumor cerebri (PC) is a clinical syndrome characterized by increased intracranial pressure with a normal cerebrospinal fluid cell count and protein level in the absence of a space-occupying lesion or apparent obstruction to the cerebrospinal fluid pathway. Although PC is described in patients with various hematological diseases including iron-deficiency anemia, megaloblastic anemia, acquired aplastic anemia, hemolytic anemia, sickle cell disease, and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, there is no case of PC with Fanconi anemia in the English literature. Here, we report a first case of PC in an 11-year-old boy with a diagnosis of Fanconi anemia.

• Authors: Betül Tavil, Neslihan Karakurt, Ikbal Bozkaya, Vildan Culha, Fatih Mehmet Azk, Bahattin Tunç
• Journal: Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology (J Pediatr Hematol Oncol) Vol. 34 Issue 4 Pg. 296-7 (May 2012) ISSN: 1536-3678 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 22430586 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Child, Preschool
• Fanconi Anemia (cerebrospinal fluid, complications, diagnosis, physiopathology)
• Humans
• Male
• Pseudotumor Cerebri (cerebrospinal fluid, diagnosis, etiology, physiopathology)
• Turkey