The purpose of this case report was to present a rare case of optic disk tubercle. The optic disk edema resolved on antituberculous therapy with recovery of vision. We concluded that visual loss from an optic disk tubercle can be the presenting sign of tuberculosis.

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IHH) is a clinical disorder characterized by symptoms and signs of increased intracranial pressure without abnormal cerebrospinal fluid composition and structural parenchymal abnormalities (1,2). There is no related systemic disorder and its etiology is unknown yet. Patients usually present with headache, vomiting, visual loss, and diplopia. Bilateral papil...

The Cryptococcus gattii complex has been recognized as an endemic pathogen since the 1990s and has caused multiple outbreaks since then. Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a globally occurring invasive mycosis associated with significant morbidity and mortality, including papilledema and visual loss. We present a case of CM caused by C. gattii sensu stricto (AFLP4/VGI) that was complicated by visu...

We present the case of a 4-year-old boy who was admitted to hospital with intracranial hypertension, headache, diplopia, papilledema, and a normal brain MRI. Brucella melitensis in the cerebrospinal fluid was confirmed with PCR assay. We believe that neurobrucellosis should be included in the differential diagnosis when headaches persist following brucellosis. In addition, we suggest that when ...

In this article, we present the case of a 12-year-old female child who complained of bilateral temporal and frontal headache for 2 to 3 months with nausea and vomiting. Physical examination revealed right-sided sixth cranial nerve palsy and papilledema in ophthalmoscopy. To find the cause of increased intracranial pressure, the patient underwent brain imaging and brain MRI showed no abnormality...

BACKGROUND To present a female child patient with osteogenesis imperfecta who had bilateral papilledema. CASE PRESENTATION A twelve-year-old girl with osteogenesis imperfecta was referred to our clinic. Bilateral best corrected visual acuity of the patient was 5/10 (corrected with +3.50 for right eye, +5.00 for left eye) with a standard Snellen scale at a distance of a 6 m. Anterior chamber, ...