A Case of Perioptic Neuritis associated with Cryptococcal Infection A

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 11(4); 1993 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 1993;11(4): 627-629.

크립토코크스 감염과 동반된 시신경주위염 1례

김돈수, 석승한,허균

연세대학교 신경과.

A Case of Perioptic Neuritis associated with Cryptococcal Infection A

Don-Soo Kim, M.D., Seung-Han Suk, M.D., Keun Heo, M.D.

Department of Neurology, College of Medicine Yonsei University

Abstract

Perioptic Neuritis ls a very rare clinical condition, in which optic disc swelling and inflammation is seen despite of normal intracranial pressure and visual acuity. These condition can be seen in syphilis, sarcoidosis, viral encephalitis, fungal infection. We have seen that the 45 years old woman with perioptic neuritis shows papilledema without IICP in spinal tapping, thought to be due to cryptococcal meningitis.

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