The boy was conscious and oriented. Aside from the bilateral optic disc edema, the general neurologic examination, including that of other cranial nerves, was nonfocal. Ophthalmologic examination ...

Background. A 40-year-old man presented to a hospital emergency department with acute-onset, bilateral, painless swelling of the scrotum, which had developed progressively over the previous 12 h.

A 41-year-old man was evaluated for swelling in the ankles and syncope. CT of the chest showed bilateral mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy, as well as an 8-mm nodule in the right lower lobe.

Bilateral optic disc swelling is an important clinical sign that can reflect a variety of inflammatory, infectious, toxic, metabolic, genetic, or vascular conditions, such as hypertension.