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. 2002 Oct;86(10):1076–1079. doi: 10.1136/bjo.86.10.1076

Table 2.

Optic disc findings

Number of patients Number of patients
Disc finding No (%) Diagnosis All HIV+ AIDS
Normal 282 (92)
Bilateral disc swelling/papilloedema 11 (3.6)
Cryptococcal meningitis and TB 1 1 1
TB meningitis 1 1 1
Bacterial meningitis 2 1 1
Sepsis or pneumonia 4 3 2
Malaria 1 1 1
Pyrexia of unknown origin 2 2 2
Hyperaemic discs 7 (2.3)
Malaria 4 3 0
Pneumonia/sepsis 3 3 2
Unilateral disc swelling 2 (0.7)
Pulmonary TB 2 2 2
Disc haemorrhages 2 (0.7)
Sepsis 1 1 1
TB adenitis and mycobacteraemia 1 0 0
Other 3
Disc drusen 2
Myelinated fibres 1