Reversible cyclosporine-induced cortical blindness in allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipients

M MEMON; M DEMAGALHAES-SILVERMAN; E. J BLOOM; J LISTER; D. J MYERS; S. M PINCUS; W. B RYBKA; E. D BALL

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Reversible cyclosporine-induced cortical blindness in allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipients

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Reversible cyclosporine-induced cortical blindness in allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipients

M MEMON, M DEMAGALHAES-SILVERMAN, E. J BLOOM, J LISTER, D. J MYERS, S. M PINCUS, W. B RYBKA and E. D BALL

Bone marrow transplantation (Basingstoke), Vol.15(2), pp.283-286

1995

PMID: 7773219

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Abstract

We report the occurrence of reversible cyclosporine-induced cortical blindness in three allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipients. Possible mechanisms involved in this rare complication, as well as the associated radiographic and pathologic findings, are discussed.

Biological and medical sciences

Toxicity: nervous system and muscle

Medical sciences

Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment

Pharmacology. Drug treatments

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Title: Subtitle: Reversible cyclosporine-induced cortical blindness in allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipients
Creators: M MEMON - Univ. Pittsburgh medical cent., Pittsburgh cancer inst., div. hematology/bone marrow transplantation, Pittsburgh PA 15213-2582, United States
M DEMAGALHAES-SILVERMAN - Univ. Pittsburgh medical cent., Pittsburgh cancer inst., div. hematology/bone marrow transplantation, Pittsburgh PA 15213-2582, United States
E. J BLOOM - Univ. Pittsburgh medical cent., Pittsburgh cancer inst., div. hematology/bone marrow transplantation, Pittsburgh PA 15213-2582, United States
J LISTER - Univ. Pittsburgh medical cent., Pittsburgh cancer inst., div. hematology/bone marrow transplantation, Pittsburgh PA 15213-2582, United States
D. J MYERS - University of Pittsburgh
S. M PINCUS - Univ. Pittsburgh medical cent., Pittsburgh cancer inst., div. hematology/bone marrow transplantation, Pittsburgh PA 15213-2582, United States
W. B RYBKA - Univ. Pittsburgh medical cent., Pittsburgh cancer inst., div. hematology/bone marrow transplantation, Pittsburgh PA 15213-2582, United States
E. D BALL - Univ. Pittsburgh medical cent., Pittsburgh cancer inst., div. hematology/bone marrow transplantation, Pittsburgh PA 15213-2582, United States
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Bone marrow transplantation (Basingstoke), Vol.15(2), pp.283-286
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
PMID: 7773219
ISSN: 0268-3369
eISSN: 1476-5365
Language: English
Date published: 1995
Academic Unit: Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984094713502771

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