Papillitis

Japanese: papillitis
Papillitis

…(2) Optic neuritis In a broad sense, it refers to inflammatory or demyelinating diseases of the optic nerve. It is classified according to the site of the optic nerve lesion, with inflammation of the optic disc being called papillitis, and inflammation of the optic nerve on the more central side being called retrobulbar neuritis. In the former case, ophthalmoscopic examination shows changes similar to those of papilledema, whereas in the latter case, there is little change in the optic disc. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "papillitis" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…(2)視神経炎optic neuritis 広義には,視神経の炎症性あるいは脱髄性疾患をさす。視神経の病変部位によって分類され,視神経乳頭の炎症は乳頭炎papillitis,それより中枢側の視神経の炎症は球後視神経炎retrobulbar neuritisと呼ばれる。前者の場合,検眼鏡の検査では乳頭浮腫と同様の変化がみられるのに対し,後者では,乳頭にはほとんど変化がみられない。…

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