| Title |
Optochiasmatic and Peripheral Neuropathy Due to Ethambutol Overtreatment |
| Creator |
Geyer, Howard L; Herskovitz, Steven; Slamovits, Thomas L; Schaumburg, Herbert H |
| Affiliation |
Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology (HLG, SH, TLS, HHS), Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (TLS), and Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery (TLS), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York |
| Abstract |
Ethambutol is known to cause optic neuropathy and, more rarely, axonal polyneuropathy. We characterize the clinical, neurophysiological, and neuroimaging findings in a 72-year-old man who developed visual loss and paresthesias after 11 weeks of exposure to a supratherapeutic dose of ethambutol. This case demonstrates the selective vulnerability of the anterior visual pathways and peripheral nerves to ethambutol toxicity. |
| Subject |
Older people; Antitubercular Agents; Blindness; Ethambutol; Humans; Male; Optic Chiasm; Optic Nerve Diseases; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
227610 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kh3tdd/227610 |
