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Malignant Arterial Hypertension

Malignant Arterial Hypertension
Bilateral, blurred and elevated (prominent) disc margins, peripapillary hemorrhages, and dilated retinal veins can be signs of severe arterial Hypertension.
Michelson, Georg, Prof. Dr. med., Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Augenklinik, Erlangen, Deutschland
H47.1, H36.8
Optic Nerve -> Optic Disc (Disk, Optic Nerve Head) Swelling -> Malignant Arterial Hypertension
systemic disease, emergency, bilateral
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