Autor: |
Sumu Simon, Paul A Athanasiov, Rajeev Jain, Grant Raymond, Jagjit S Gilhotra |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2012 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 60, Iss 4, Pp 315-317 (2012) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
0301-4738 1998-3689 |
DOI: |
10.4103/0301-4738.98714 |
Popis: |
A 29-year-old lady receiving repeated blood transfusions for β thalassemia since childhood, presented with rapidly deteriorating symptoms of night blindness and peripheral visual field loss. She was recently commenced on high-dose intravenous desferrioxamine for reducing the systemic iron overload. Clinical and investigative findings were consistent with desferrioxamine-related pigmentary retinopathy and optic neuropathy. Recovery was partial following cessation of desferrioxamine. This report highlights the ocular side-effects of desferrioxamine mesylate and the need to be vigilant in patients on high doses of desferrioxamine. |
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