A case of ocular toxicity to ethambutol--an idiosyncratic reaction?
Optic neuritis, a well known adverse effect of ethambutol, is related to the dose and duration of the therapy. The patient described here developed rapidly progressive deterioration of vision after only 3 days of treatment with ethambutol. Such a case has not been reported before and it is suspected that this was an idiosyncratic reaction.
D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004977:Ethambutol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D004977:Ethambutol