{"title":"Metabolic acidosis during the relapse treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension.","authors":"Özlem Güngör Tunçer, Mecbure Nalbantoglu, Elvan Alper Sengul, Betül Baykan","doi":"10.14744/agri.2021.05025","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We herein present a 40-year-old female physician who was diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) 4 years ago. In the last years, the patient was in remission without any medications. Since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, she has been stressfully working in the high-risk area, therefore using personal protective equipment (N95 mask, protective clothing, goggles, and protective cap) during the day for extended periods. Her headaches recurred and the patient was diagnosed with a relapse of IIH; acetazolamide and afterward topiramate were initiated, with diet treatment. Symptomatic metabolic acidosis, which is otherwise a rare side effect of the IIH treatment and not seen in her first attack even with higher doses, developed during the follow-up, presenting with shortness of breath and chest tightening. The emerging problems of IIH diagnosis and management during the COVID-19 pandemic will be discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":45603,"journal":{"name":"Agri-The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Agri-The Journal of the Turkish Society of Algology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.14744/agri.2021.05025","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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We herein present a 40-year-old female physician who was diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) 4 years ago. In the last years, the patient was in remission without any medications. Since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, she has been stressfully working in the high-risk area, therefore using personal protective equipment (N95 mask, protective clothing, goggles, and protective cap) during the day for extended periods. Her headaches recurred and the patient was diagnosed with a relapse of IIH; acetazolamide and afterward topiramate were initiated, with diet treatment. Symptomatic metabolic acidosis, which is otherwise a rare side effect of the IIH treatment and not seen in her first attack even with higher doses, developed during the follow-up, presenting with shortness of breath and chest tightening. The emerging problems of IIH diagnosis and management during the COVID-19 pandemic will be discussed.