title: Reversible cyclosporine-induced cortical blindness in allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipients.
abstract: We report the occurrence of reversible cyclosporine-induced cortical blindness in three allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipients. Possible mechanisms involved in this rare complication, as well as the associated radiographic and pathologic findings, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology/Bone Marrow Transplantation, Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA 15213-2582, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Memon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: deMagalhaes-Silverman
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Bloom
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lister
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pincus
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Rybka
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Ball
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D016572:Cyclosporine