[Papilledema with leukemia and similar processes].
In 11 cases of leukaemia or other lymphatic system disease meningeal affection occurred together with an oedema of optic papilla. In 6 patients (9 eyes) visual accuity fell down till 0.1 or worse. By irradiation of retrobulbar spaces in 4 of 5 cases a marked visual accuity improvement was obtained. In 2 other patients an infiltration of optic nerve was found only post mortem through histological examination. In those patients visual accuity was not diminished.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000150:complications; D007948:Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010211:Papilledema / Q000175:diagnosis*
Papillenschwellungen bei Leukämien und verwandten Prozessen