title: Bone marrow transplant retinopathy.
abstract: Five of eight patients (62%) who survived at least six months after autologous or allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for acute leukemia developed occlusive microvascular retinopathy. Treatable retinal microangiopathy included a high incidence (80%) of clinically significant macular edema and one case of proliferative retinopathy with subhyaloid hemorrhage. The bone marrow transplant protocol required high-dose cytarabine hydrochloride and 1,200 cGy of total body irradiation. The development of radiation retinopathy after such low doses of teletherapy suggests that high-dose chemotherapy may increase the susceptibility for the development of retinopathy at otherwise safe radiation doses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sternberg
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Dabbs
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Vogler
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Crocker
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Kalin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000628:therapy; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D003561:Cytarabine