Linezolid toxic optic neuropathy: A case report and review of visual prognosis

PURPOSE: To describe a case of linezolid toxic optic neuropathy in a 71-year-old female and review the relevant literature. OBSERVATIONS: An adult female with progressive, symmetric vision loss was hypothesized to have linezolid toxic optic neuropathy. Following cessation of linezolid, the patient e...

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Autores principales: Toolan, Kevin J., Fondriest, Jacob, Keenan, Kaitlin, Mizen, Thomas, Stosic, Milena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10480323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37680308
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2023.101922
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Sumario:PURPOSE: To describe a case of linezolid toxic optic neuropathy in a 71-year-old female and review the relevant literature. OBSERVATIONS: An adult female with progressive, symmetric vision loss was hypothesized to have linezolid toxic optic neuropathy. Following cessation of linezolid, the patient experienced improvement in visual function over two months. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPORTANCE: Patients diagnosed with linezolid toxic optic neuropathy can expect some return of visual function after cessation. The degree of return does not correlate to the cumulative dose of the drug. The goal of this study was to summarize and add to the current body of literature on the topic.

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