Can intramuscular corticosteroid injection cause nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy?

A 56-year-old man noted a sudden decrease of vision in his right eye 4 hours after intramuscular triamcinolone acetonide (TA) injection. A diagnosis of unilateral nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) was made, and the patient was counseled to discontinue using TA. Examination for...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bakbak, Berker, Ozturk, Banu Turgut, Gedik, Sansal, Koktekir, Bengu Ekinci, Gonul, Saban
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3615890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23569357
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S43862

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3615890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23569357
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S43862

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