Diagnosaurus
Optic disc swelling
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Etiology
- Increased intracranial pressure (papilledema)
- Optic neuritis, eg, multiple sclerosis
- Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, eg, temporal (giant cell) arteritis
- Severe hypertensive retinopathy
- Central retinal vein occlusion
- Posterior uveitis
- Posterior scleritis
- Optic disc drusen (pseudopapilledema)
- Optic nerve sheath meningioma
- Optic nerve infiltration by sarcoidosis, leukemia, or lymphoma
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Etiology
- Increased intracranial pressure (papilledema)
- Optic neuritis, eg, multiple sclerosis
- Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, eg, temporal (giant cell) arteritis
- Severe hypertensive retinopathy
- Central retinal vein occlusion
- Posterior uveitis
- Posterior scleritis
- Optic disc drusen (pseudopapilledema)
- Optic nerve sheath meningioma
- Optic nerve infiltration by sarcoidosis, leukemia, or lymphoma
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Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Optic Disc Swelling." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114412/all/Optic_disc_swelling.
Zeiger RFR. Optic disc swelling. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114412/all/Optic_disc_swelling. Accessed January 24, 2021.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Optic disc swelling. In Diagnosaurus (4th edition). McGraw-Hill Education. Retrieved January 24, 2021, from https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114412/all/Optic_disc_swelling
Zeiger RFR. Optic Disc Swelling [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2021 January 24]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114412/all/Optic_disc_swelling.
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