Hemorrhages with optic nerve drusen. A differentiation from early papilledema.
The distinction between early papilledema and drusen of the optic disk may be made more difficult by the presence of hemorrhages. We report five patients with drusen of the optic disk and associated hemorrhages. The distinguishing characteristics of both conditions are described.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006818:Hyalin / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000032:analysis / Q000473:pathology*; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D010211:Papilledema / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology