RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145457629
T1 Papilledema
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145457629
RD 2024/04/23
AB Papilledema  (optic  nerve  edema)  is  associated  with  increased  intracranial  pressure  due  to  any  cause,  such  as  tumor,  craniosynostosis,  or  intracranial  infectionOccurs  almost  equally  in  boys  and  girls  and  sometimes  is  associated  with  obesity  or  upper  respiratory  tract  infectionOther  associated  causes  are  viral  and  other  infections,  corticosteroid  use  or  withdrawal,  sinus  infection,  trauma,  tetracycline  use,  growth  hormone  supplementation,  and  venous  sinus  thrombosis