L M Hamed

To the Editor. —Danazol is an androgenic compound used in the treatment of endometriosis, benign cystic breast disease, and some hematologic disorders. Danazol therapy has been implicated in the pathogenesis of pseudotumor cerebri in some p…

Intracranial hypertension with papilledema occurred in two patients receiving danazol therapy for either cyclic neutropenia or immune hemolytic anemia. Results of clinical, laboratory, and neuroradiologic studies showed no apparent cause fo…