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Disk edema subsequent to renal transplantation
1Neuro-Ophthalmology Unit, University of Rochester School of Medicine, New York, USA.
Survey of Ophthalmology
|January 1, 1997
Summary
A child developed asymptomatic papilledema after kidney transplant, possibly due to cyclosporine or pseudotumor cerebri. This highlights the need to consider medication side effects and idiopathic intracranial hypertension in transplant patients.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Nephrology
- Ophthalmology
- Neurology
Background:
- Successful renal transplantation in a 12-year-old.
- Patient presented with asymptomatic bilateral disk edema.
- Medications included cyclosporine, imuran, and prednisone.