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Late onset of unilateral optic disk edema secondary to treatment with imatinib mesylate.

Authors :
Napolitano M
Santoro M
Mancuso S
Carlisi M
Raso S
Tarantino G
Accurso V
Siragusa S
Source :
Clinical case reports [Clin Case Rep] 2017 Aug 15; Vol. 5 (10), pp. 1573-1575. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Aug 15 (Print Publication: 2017).
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Prompt ophthalmology evaluation and immediate imatinib suspension should be suggested at any time of tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy in patients with visual deficit, as it may be a clinical manifestation of optic disk edema, and suspension may help in prompt recovery.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2050-0904
Volume :
5
Issue :
10
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Clinical case reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
29026547
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1137