[Ocular toxicity caused by tamoxifen: case report].

Autor: Inada ET; Hospital de Base, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP. T_inada@ig.com.br, Watanabe KP, Tanaka SG, Sakakisbara LA
Jazyk: portugalština
Zdroj: Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia [Arq Bras Oftalmol] 2005 Jul-Aug; Vol. 68 (4), pp. 554-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2005 Nov 22.
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492005000400025
Abstrakt: To report tamoxifen ocular toxicity. The best visual acuity was measured in both eyes with Snellen chart, slit-lamp examination of anterior segment, refraction, dilated fundus examination, fluorescein angiography and retinography in a 63-year-old patient, female, white, using tamoxifen 20 mg/day for 4 years, with 20/70 and 20/40 corrected visual acuity. The anterior segment examination showed corneal linear subepithelial opacity inferior to the visual axis and nuclear and posterior cortical cataract (1+/4) in both eyes. Fundus examination showed alteration of macular color in both eyes. Fluorescein angiography presented hyperfluorescence in the macular area at an early phase (window defect). Report of keratopathy and maculopathy caused by tamoxifen.
Databáze: MEDLINE