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MeSH Heading: Papilledema
Tree Number(s): C10.292.700.900; C11.640.710
Unique ID: D010211
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010211
Scope Note: 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)
Entry Term(s): Choked Disk; Decreased Intraocular Pressure-Associated Papilledema; Edema of the Optic Disc; Edema of the Optic Disk; Increased Intracranial Pressure-Associated Papilledema; Optic Disc Edema; Optic Disk Edema; Optic Nerve Papillitis; Optic Papilla Edema; Papilledema Associated with Decreased Intraocular Pressure; Papilledema Associated with Increased Intracranial Pressure; Papillitis; Papillitis, Optic; Retinal Edema
NLM Classification #: WW 280
See Also: Ophthalmoscopy
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/04/08

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

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Concept UI: M0015834
Scope Note: 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)
Terms: Papilledema Preferred Term
Term UI T030190
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Papillitis
Term UI T741675
Date02/24/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Optic Nerve Papillitis
Term UI T781803
Date12/08/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Edema of the Optic Disc
Term UI T000954885
Date04/08/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID ORD (2010); Choked Disk
Term UI T030191
Date03/20/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Edema of the Optic Disk
Term UI T000954886
Date04/08/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Optic Disc Edema
Term UI T000954887
Date04/08/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Optic Disk Edema
Term UI T030192
Date07/11/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Papillitis, Optic
Term UI T370824
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Optic Papilla Edema
Term UI T030193
Date07/11/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998)

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