Case 1: An unusual cause of headaches and priapism in a teenager

Secondary pseudotumor cerebri syndrome in a child with chronic myeloid leukemia: Report of a case and review of previous cases

“…In five cases treatment with acetazolamide was initiated. [6][7][8]10,11 All cases reported resolve or improvement of symptoms and/or ophthalmological findings. Tabel 1 shows a summary of clinical, radiological and ophthalmological characteristics of the current and previous cases.…”

“…She has recovered without sequelae and her CML has shown continuous complete hematological and major molecular response after 6 month of treatment. 2,5 A literature review yielded additional six cases with an association between CML and pseudotumor cerebri in children 6 and adults. [7][8][9][10][11] DISCUSSION Chronic myeloid leukemia is a rare disease in children and adolescents and clinical presentations are highly variable.…”

“…15,18 The association of pseudotumor cerebri and chronic myeloid leukemia is rare and to our knowledge, only one previous case has been reported in a child. 6 Only six previous cases have been reported in total. [6][7][8][9][10][11] All six cases had headaches and most had visual disturbances.…”

“…6 Only six previous cases have been reported in total. [6][7][8][9][10][11] All six cases had headaches and most had visual disturbances. Reported cases, including the present case, were relatively young individuals with a median age of 19 years, range 13-32 years.…”

Secondary pseudotumor cerebri syndrome in a child with chronic myeloid leukemia: Report of a case and review of previous cases

“…She has recovered without sequelae, and her CML has shown continuous complete hematological and major molecular response after 6 month of treatment. 2,5 The association of PTC and CML is rare and only one previous case has been reported in a child 6 with six previous cases reported in total. [6][7][8][9][10][11] Headache was present in all six previous cases and most had visual disturbances.…”