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 |