Linezolid induced optic neuropathy in a child treated for extensively drug resistant tuberculosis: A case report and review of literature

Linezolid induced optic neuropathy occurring after prolonged use of the drug is rarely reported in the paediatric age group. We report a case of Linezolid induced optic neuropathy in a child treated for extensively drug resistant tuberculosis. The optic neuropathy completely reversed with good impro...

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Autores principales: Agashe, Prachi, Doshi, Ashish
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6664266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31384167
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sjopt.2018.10.010
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description Linezolid induced optic neuropathy occurring after prolonged use of the drug is rarely reported in the paediatric age group. We report a case of Linezolid induced optic neuropathy in a child treated for extensively drug resistant tuberculosis. The optic neuropathy completely reversed with good improvement in vision after stopping the drug, which to the best of our knowledge has not been reported before.
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spelling pubmed-66642662019-08-05 Linezolid induced optic neuropathy in a child treated for extensively drug resistant tuberculosis: A case report and review of literature Agashe, Prachi Doshi, Ashish Saudi J Ophthalmol Article Linezolid induced optic neuropathy occurring after prolonged use of the drug is rarely reported in the paediatric age group. We report a case of Linezolid induced optic neuropathy in a child treated for extensively drug resistant tuberculosis. The optic neuropathy completely reversed with good improvement in vision after stopping the drug, which to the best of our knowledge has not been reported before. Elsevier 2019 2018-11-03 /pmc/articles/PMC6664266/ /pubmed/31384167 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sjopt.2018.10.010 Text en © 2018 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Linezolid induced optic neuropathy in a child treated for extensively drug resistant tuberculosis: A case report and review of literature
title Linezolid induced optic neuropathy in a child treated for extensively drug resistant tuberculosis: A case report and review of literature
title_full Linezolid induced optic neuropathy in a child treated for extensively drug resistant tuberculosis: A case report and review of literature
title_fullStr Linezolid induced optic neuropathy in a child treated for extensively drug resistant tuberculosis: A case report and review of literature
title_full_unstemmed Linezolid induced optic neuropathy in a child treated for extensively drug resistant tuberculosis: A case report and review of literature
title_short Linezolid induced optic neuropathy in a child treated for extensively drug resistant tuberculosis: A case report and review of literature
title_sort linezolid induced optic neuropathy in a child treated for extensively drug resistant tuberculosis: a case report and review of literature
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6664266/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31384167
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sjopt.2018.10.010
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