[Optic disc swelling : A compilation of relevant differential diagnoses].
Optic disc oedema describes blurred optic disc margins. It describes an unspecific clinical sign with various possible underlying causal mechanisms. The correct diagnosis and the detection of the underlying disease is however of special clinical importance. This article summarizes the most important differential diagnoses and gives advice to find the correct diagnosis.
Augenklinik der Universitätsmedizin, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Deutschland. verena.prokosch-willing@unimedizin-mainz.de.
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Augenklinik der Universitätsmedizin, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Deutschland.
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Augenklinik der Universitätsmedizin, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Deutschland.
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D010211:Papilledema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D042262:Retinoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*
Optic nerve; Optic neuropathy; Papilledema; Pseudopapilledema; Vision