Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Caritas Medical Centre,111 Wing Hong Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
WL Lau (劉慧齡) MRCPCH, DCH(International RCPCH)
CH Ko (高震雄) MMedSc, FHKAM(Paed), FRCP(Glasg)
WW Cheng (鄭蕙蕙) MRCP(UK), FHKAM(Paed)
CY Lee (李靜賢) MBBS(HK), FHKAM(Paed), FRCP(Edin)
Department of Ophthalmology, Caritas Medical Centre, 111 Wing Hong Street,Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
SK Yau (邱承建) MBChB(Hons)(CUHK), MRCS(Edin), PDipCAH(HKU)
Correspondence to: Dr WL Lau
Received December 10, 2012
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a rare diseaseand local epidemiological data on childhood IIH is limited. Presenting symptomsare often nonspecific and may mimic migraine. We report an adolescent with IIHwho did not have classical predisposing risk factors. Annual incidence in HongKong is estimated to be 0.78 per 100,000 paediatric admissions to public hospitals.Enhanced awareness and prompt treatment is important as delayed diagnosis isassociated with high risk of permanent visual damage. Urgent surgical interventionis necessary for those who do not response to medical treatment.
