Progressive hydroxychloroquine toxicity mimicking low-tension glaucoma after discontinuation of the drug

Acta Ophthalmol. 2010 Feb;88(1):156-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01359.x. Epub 2008 Oct 7.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Atrophy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Disease Progression
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Electroretinography
  • Female
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Fovea Centralis / pathology
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Humans
  • Hydroxychloroquine / administration & dosage*
  • Hydroxychloroquine / poisoning*
  • Low Tension Glaucoma / diagnosis*
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / drug therapy
  • Retinal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Retinal Pigment Epithelium / pathology
  • Telangiectasis / diagnosis
  • Time Factors
  • Vision Disorders / chemically induced
  • Vision Disorders / physiopathology
  • Visual Fields

Substances

  • Hydroxychloroquine