ISSN: 2148-4902 | E-ISSN: 2536-4553
Northern Clinics of Istanbul Neuro-Behcet’s disease in a case with papilledema and intracranial hypertension as the initial presentation [North Clin Istanb]
North Clin Istanb. 2018; 5(2): 153-156 | DOI: 10.14744/nci.2017.49344

Neuro-Behcet’s disease in a case with papilledema and intracranial hypertension as the initial presentation

Sevda Aydin Kurna1, Ahmet Altun1, Necati Cakir2, Aysu Karatay Arsan3
1Department of Ophthalmology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
2Department of Rheumatology, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
3Department of Ophthalmology, Kartal Lütfü Kırdar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

A 27-year-old female presented to the Clinic of Ophthalmology with the complaints of photophobia, headache, and diplopia. An ophthalmological examination indicated that her best-corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in both eyes with decreased contrast sensitivity. Fundoscopic examination revealed bilateral papilledema. The cerebrospinal fluid opening pressure was above normal at 38.5 cm H2O. Cranial magnetic resonance imagining venography revealed left lateral sinus thrombosis and right lateral sinus retardation of filling. Based on her history, laboratory tests, and neuro-imaging findings, she was diagnosed with vascular neuro-Behcet’s disease (NBD). It is important to consider NBD in the differential diagnosis of patients with bilateral papilledema and intracranial hypertension.

Keywords: Intracranial hypertension, neuro-Behcet’s disease; papilledema.

Sevda Aydin Kurna, Ahmet Altun, Necati Cakir, Aysu Karatay Arsan. Neuro-Behcet’s disease in a case with papilledema and intracranial hypertension as the initial presentation. North Clin Istanb. 2018; 5(2): 153-156

Corresponding Author: Sevda Aydin Kurna, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English
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