title: Cortical blindness due to cyclosporin.
abstract: We here report the occurrence of cortical blindness in a kidney transplant recipient treated with cyclosporin. The cortical blindness was the result of cyclosporin toxicity and resolved spontaneously after cyclosporin dose reduction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Van Leeuwen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Van Gelder
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Van Gemert
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Weimar
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014793:Visual Cortex
chemical_list: D003524:Cyclosporins