title: [Unilateral infiltration of the optic papilla in chronic lymphatic leukemia].
abstract: This paper reports the clinical history of a 72-year-old woman in whom unilateral papilledema was the only organic manifestation of chronic lymphatic leukemia. In the light of the laboratory parameters direct leukemic infiltration of the optic disk was diagnosed by fundus examination and fluorescein angiography. Combined cytostatic therapy bed to a considerable improvement in the patient's clinical condition.
authors.affiliation: Univ.-Augenklinik Szeged/Ungarn.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Facskó
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Németh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002699:Chlorambucil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D002699:Chlorambucil; D011239:Prednisolone
vernacular_title: Einseitige Papilleninfiltration bei chronisch lymphatischer Leukämie.