Optic disk edema in sarcoidosis.
A 24-year-old woman had bilateral optic disk edema. A granulomatous uveitis and macular edema subsequently ensued. Histologic examination of a biopsy specimen taken from an area of marked hilar adenopathy revealed noncaseating epithelioid cell tubercles. No other associated systemic findings were noted, and after a course of topical and systemic corticosteroid therapy, the ocular manifestations disappeared.
D000328:Adult; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications*