Rare causes of papilloedema
The rare causes of papilloedema include:
- metabolic:
- hypoparathyroidism
- pseudohypoparathyroidism
- diabetic ketoacidosis
- chronic carbon dioxide retention
- obesity
- haematological:
- anaemia
- leukaemia
- toxic:
- tetracycline
- lead poisoning
- vitamin A poisoning
- oral progestagens
- corticosteroid withdrawal
- raised CSF protein:
- spinal cord tumours
- Guillan-Barre syndrome
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