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A 16-year-old girl with bilateral optic disc swelling Digital Journal of Ophthalmology 2011 Volume 17, Number 1 March 12, 2011 DOI: 10.5693/djo.03.2011.02.003	Printer Friendly Download PDF

Usman Mahmood, MB BS, MRCS Ed \| Wolverhampton and Midland Counties Eye Infirmary Syed M Asad Ali, MB BS, MRCS Ed \| New Cross Hospital Mohammad Samir Dowlut, MB ChB \| New Cross Hospital Bala Manoj, FRCS, MRCOphth, MS, DO \| New Cross Hospital
HISTORY EXAMINATION ANCILLARY TESTING TREATMENT DIFF. DIAGNOSIS DIAGNOSIS AND DISCUSSION REFERENCES
Ancillary Testing
To exclude all causes of hypertension in the patient’s age group, the pediatricians performed a detailed work-up, including urea and electrolytes, urinary cortisol measurements (9 AM and midnight), liver function tests, gamma glutamyl transferase, urine HCG, full blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, thyroid function tests, and early morning urine test for microalbuminuria. All tests were normal. A lumbar puncture showed clear and colorless cerebrospinal fluid, total protein count of 23 mg/100 mL (normal, 15-60 mg/100 mL), gamma globulin 11% of the total protein (normal, 3%-12% of total protein), glucose level of 76 mg/100 mL (normal, 50-80 mg/100mL), cell count of 0-5 white blood (all mononuclear) cells (normal, 0-5) with no red blood cells, and chloride level of 117 mEq/L (normal, 116-130 mEq/L). Microbiology of the cerebrospinal fluid was unremarkable, with no growth. An electrocardiogram was normal. In view of the normal lab work-up, an ultrasound of the abdomen was requested to rule out gynecological or renal causes of hypertension. Ultrasonography of the abdomen showed a large abdominal cyst extending from the symphysis pubis to the level of xyphisternum (Figure 3). Magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen showed a cyst arising from the pelvis and measuring 34 × 29 × 12 cm. Within its right side border an additional septated area was seen, suggesting a small additional follicular cyst within a large ovarian cyst. No renal compression or hydronephrosis was noted.
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Figure 3 Ultrasonography of the abdomen showing a large abdominal cyst extending from symphysis pubis to the level of xyphisternum, approximately 25 cm in trasnsverse, 40-60 cm in longest axis and 20 cm deep (all at deepest and widest points): in relation to the uterus (UT) (A), the bladder (LADDER) (B), and the left ovary (LT OV) (C). Content is generally clear and anechoic, with a suggestion of a trace of debris at its dependant aspect.