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    Optic disc swelling

    Optic disc swelling is a topic covered in the Diagnosaurus.

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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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    Last updated: December 1, 2014

    Citation

    Zeiger, Roni F.. "Optic Disc Swelling." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114412/all/Optic_disc_swelling.
    Zeiger RF. Optic disc swelling. Diagnosaurus. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114412/all/Optic_disc_swelling. Accessed April 22, 2019.
    Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Optic disc swelling. In Diagnosaurus. Available from https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114412/all/Optic_disc_swelling
    Zeiger RF. Optic Disc Swelling [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2019 April 22]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114412/all/Optic_disc_swelling.
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