J Korean Neurol Assoc.
1993 Dec;11(4):627-629.
A Case of Perioptic Neuritis associated with Cryptococcal Infection A
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- 1Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Korea.
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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