Ocular Ethambutol Toxicity

Alex Melamud; Gregory S. Kosmorsky; Michael S. Lee

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Ocular Ethambutol Toxicity

Alex Melamud, Gregory S. Kosmorsky, Michael S. Lee

Ophthalmology & Visual Neurosciences

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Ethambutol is an antimicrobial agent used frequently to treat tuberculosis. The most commonly recognized toxic effect of ethambutol is optic neuropathy, which generally is considered uncommon and reversible in medical literature. We describe a 43-year-old man who developed signs and symptoms of bilateral optic neuropathy during treatment with ethambutol. This case and a review of the literature show the severe and unpredictable nature of ethambutol toxicity and its potential for irreversible vision loss despite careful ophthalmologic monitoring.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1409-1411
Number of pages	3
Journal	Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Volume	78
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4065/78.11.1409
State	Published - Nov 2003

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