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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension associated with iron-deficiency anaemia
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A 12-year-old Nigerian girl presented to the Emergency Department with headache, dizziness and diplopia. She had a history of menorrhagia. Mild dyspnoea, tachycardia, left sixth cranial nerve palsy and papilloedema (figures 1 and 2) were noted. Body mass index was normal. Full blood count revealed haemoglobin of 4.8 g/dl. The red cells were hypochromic and mircocytic. A CT …
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Contributors Each individual author qualifies for authorship based on making substantial contributions in data analysis, drafting and editing the manuscript and clinical care of the patient.
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Competing interests None.
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Patient consent Obtained.
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Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.