[Risk factors for the occurrence of eye damage following ethambutol treatment].
The present paper deals with two cases of severe irreversible visual disturbances (bilateral opticus atrophy) after combined antituberculous chemotherapy including ethambutol following unilateral nephrectomy because of tuberculosis of the kidneys and with farther complications as damages of the blood vessels and diabetes mellitus. Damages of the kidneys are especially predisposing to side effects by ethambutol and inclusion into an ophthalmological dispensary at short intervals is necessary.
Klinik und Poliklinik für Augenkrankheiten der Medizinischen Akademie Erfurt/DDR.
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D000368:Aged; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004977:Ethambutol / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014398:Tuberculosis, Renal / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000187:drug effects; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000187:drug effects
D004977:Ethambutol
Risikofaktoren für das Auftreten von Augenschäden nach Ethambutol-Behandlung.