Risk Factors of Ethambutol Optic Neuropathy Among Patients with Tuberculosis and NTM Infection
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INTRODUCTION Ethambutol is used in the treatment of tuberculosis, which is still prevalent in Southeast Asia, and can be associated with permanent visual loss. We report 3 cases which presented with bitemporal hemianopia. CLINICAL PICTURE Three patients with ethambutol-associated toxic optic neuropathy are described. All 3 patients had loss of central visual acuity, colour vision (Ishihara) a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2328-8957
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1939