A 14-year-old girl with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)-associated uveitis who also had optic disc edema, was later diagnosed Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). To our knowledge, this is the fifth case of coexistence and IIH among children, only one no obvious risk factors for IIH.

background:chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (itp) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by a low platelet count due to reduced production and higher destruction of the platelets. therapy is aimed at increasing the patient’s platelet count to safe levels and includes a wide variety of treatments, which has a large impact on the patient’s quality of life. health related quality of li...

background: systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sojia) is an autoinflammatory disease with complex genetic trait starts in children less than 16 years of age with fever and cutaneous rash. despite, the main genetic factors that may play a role in sojia have not yet been identified. high level of interleukin-1beta in the blood of sojia patients has been reported. the production and sec...

introduction idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is a platelet autoimmune hemostatic disorder. in this study, an itp case with abdominal signs and hemorrhagic corpus luteum is presented. case presentation the patient is a 28-year-old nonpregnant woman admitted to ed for constant acute abdominal pain, accompanied by nausea and vomiting. itp was the prominent disease in her medical history which ...

BACKGROUND The Ponseti method is the preferred treatment for idiopathic clubfoot. Although popularised by orthopaedic surgeons it has expanded to physiotherapists and other health practitioners. This study reviews the results of a physiotherapist-led Ponseti service for idiopathic and non-idiopathic clubfeet and compares these results with those reported by other groups. METHOD A prospective ...

Many diseases can induce splenomegaly, however, about 5% of splenomegalies are idiopathic. When there is no underlying treatable cause, and the splenomegaly significantly affects quality life, splenectomy best therapeutic choice. A 67-year-old woman had idiopathic asymptomatic splenomegaly. The increase in resulted hypersplenism with cytopenia symptoms related to abdominal discomfort. patient u...

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to describe clinical features and serological findings of children with idiopathic arthritis in south-western Iran.Methods: This descriptive study included 60 patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis who were referred to a pediatric rheumatology clinic at a university hospital during 6-month period. Initial manifestations, first laboratory tests an...