Papilledema’s rare etiology in Pediatrics

Susana Hernangómez Vázquez^a, Mercedes Eugenia Alonso Cristobo^a, Enrique Sanz Tellechea^a, Carlos María García-Vao Bel^a, Ana María Dorado López-Rosado^b

^aServicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario del Tajo. Aranjuez. Madrid. España.
^bServicio de Oftalmología. Hospital Universitario del Tajo. Aranjuez. Madrid. España.

Correspondence: S Hernangómez. E-mail: suro185@telefonica.net

Reference of this article: Hernangómez Vázquez S, Alonso Cristobo ME, Sanz Tellechea E, García-Vao Bel CM, Dorado López-Rosado AM. Papilledema’s rare etiology in Pediatrics. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2016;69:e11-e13.

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Abstract

Papilledema is inflammation of the optic nerve caused by increased intracranial pressure. There are other conditions that can give rise fundus images of the optic nerve head, similar to papilledema, which must be distinguished because of the importance of this clinical sign.

We present a case of a patient in the fundus image, the presence of bilateral optic nerve drusen needs a differential diagnosis with papilledema

Keywords

● Optic disc drusen ● Papilloedema

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