PERMANENT BLINDNESS AFTER CYCLOSPORINE NEUROTOXICITY IN A KIDNEY-PANCREAS TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT

Authors
ESTERL RM GUPTA N GARVIN PJ
Citation
Rm. Esterl et al., PERMANENT BLINDNESS AFTER CYCLOSPORINE NEUROTOXICITY IN A KIDNEY-PANCREAS TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT, Clinical neuropharmacology, 19(3), 1996, pp. 259-266
Citations number
48
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology","Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Journal title
Clinical neuropharmacology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03625664
Volume
19
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
259 - 266
Database
ISI
SICI code
0362-5664(1996)19:3<259:PBACNI>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Blindness is an extremely rare complication of cyclosporine neurotoxic ity. In all 10 cases in the literature, this form of blindness is comp letely reversible with the reduction or withdrawal of cyclosporine. We describe the first case of sudden, complete, and permanent blindness within 36 h after administration of intravenous cyclosporine in a kidn ey-pancreas transplant recipient.