Svensk definition
Papillödem är en svullnad av synnervspapillen som oftast beror på högt intrakraniellt tryck. Karakteriseras av hyperemi, suddighet, mikroblödningar. Kroniskt papillödem kan orsaka optisk atrofi och synförlust.
Papilledema
Papillödem
Engelsk definition
Swelling of the OPTIC DISK, usually in association with increased intracranial pressure, characterized by hyperemia, blurring of the disk margins, microhemorrhages, blind spot enlargement, and engorgement of retinal veins. Chronic papilledema may cause OPTIC ATROPHY and visual loss. (Miller et al., Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 4th ed, p175)
Svenska synonymer
Staspapill — Retinaödem — Papillit
Engelska synonymer
Papillitis — Optic Nerve Papillitis — Papillitis, Optic Nerve — Edema of the Optic Disc — Choked Disk — Choked Disks — Disk, Choked — Edema of the Optic Disk — Optic Disc Edema — Edema, Optic Disc — Edemas, Optic Disc — Optic Disk Edema — Edema, Optic Disk — Edemas, Optic Disk — Papillitis, Optic — Optic Papillitis — Optic Papilla Edema — Edema, Optic Papilla — Retinal Edema — Edema, Retinal — Edemas, Retinal — Retinal Edemas — Papilledema Associated with Increased Intracranial Pressure — Increased Intracranial Pressure-Associated Papilledema — Increased Intracranial Pressure Associated Papilledema — Decreased Intraocular Pressure-Associated Papilledema — Decreased Intraocular Pressure Associated Papilledema — Papilledema Associated with Decreased Intraocular Pressure