Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in a Girl with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Uveitis: a case report

Abstract Background Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a rare disorder of elevated pressure of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) with no evident cause. It has several associated conditions and medications and it may present asymptomatically. Case presentation We here present the case of a 14-year-old girl with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)-associated uveitis who also had papilledema. She was diagnosed later with IIH as she developed headaches. To the best of our knowledge, this is the fifth case to have uveitis and IIH among children and the only one with no obvious risk factors for IIH, as all were excluded including corticosteroids, tetracyclines and weight gain Conclusions our case suggests to suspect IIH in children when optic disc edema accompany uveitis even in asymptomatic patients, considering that papilledema doesn't resolve despite uveitis recovery in this case.