Two cases of monocular visual loss during oral arsenic trioxide therapy of acute promyelocytic leukemia

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 699-

  Au, Wing Yan ^a   Hon, Charmaine ^a,c   Yau, Kin ^a,b   Lai, Wico W ^a,b   Fong, Bonnie M ^a   Tam, Sidney ^a   Kwong, Yok Lam ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Hong Kong Ophthalmic Associates   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; IDARUBICIN; RETINOIC ACID; TIMOLOL;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LENSECTOMY; LETTER; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; RETINA TEAR; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITRECTOMY;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ARSENICALS; BLINDNESS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; OXIDES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349484642     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21505     Document Type: Letter

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