Oral levofloxacin-induced optic neuritis progressing in loss of vision

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 124-125

  Das, Saibal ^a   Mondal, Somnath ^b  

^a NRS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

levofloxacin; loss of vision; optic neuritis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PARACETAMOL; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLOR VISION DEFECT; CONFUSION; DIZZINESS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLA SINUSITIS; OPTIC NEURITIS; PARANASAL SINUSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ETHMOID SINUSITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUSITIS; MIDDLE AGED; OFLOXACIN; OPTIC NEURITIS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 84863398629     PISSN: 01634356     EISSN: 15363694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e3182480af4     Document Type: Article

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