Papilloedema with peripapillary retinal haemorrhages in an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patient with cryptococcal meningitis.
A case of cryptococcal meningitis in an AIDS patient who presented with optic disc edema, bilateral retinal and peripapillary haemorrhages is reported.
Battu
R R
RR
Medical and Vision Research Foundation, 18 College Road, Chennai-600 006, India.
Biswas
J
J
Jayakumar
N
N
Madhavan
H N
HN
Kumarsamy
N
N
Solomon
S
S
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D000328:Adult; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology*; D010211:Papilledema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
D015483:HIV Antibodies