Isolated optic nerve involvement in chronic myeloid leukemia

Eye involvement in chronic myeloid leukemia is well known. The signs are infiltration of the choroid, the sclera, the episclera, the conjunctiva and the optic nerve. Eye involvement is more common in acute than in chronic forms of leukemia. This paper reports a case of chronic myeloid leukemia in wh...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Leukemia research 1992, Vol.16 (4), p.411-413
Hauptverfasser:	Costagliola, Ciro, Rinaldi, Mario, Cotticelli, Luigi, Sbordone, Sandro, Nastri, Giacomo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Chronic myeloid leukemia computerized visual field Cranial Nerve Neoplasms - complications Cranial Nerve Neoplasms - diagnosis Diseases of visual field, optic nerve, optic chiasma and optic tracts electroretinogram Electroretinography Humans Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive - complications Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive - diagnosis Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Ophthalmology optic nerve Optic Nerve Diseases - complications Optic Nerve Diseases - diagnosis Papilledema - etiology visual evoked potentials Visual Fields
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Zusammenfassung:	Eye involvement in chronic myeloid leukemia is well known. The signs are infiltration of the choroid, the sclera, the episclera, the conjunctiva and the optic nerve. Eye involvement is more common in acute than in chronic forms of leukemia. This paper reports a case of chronic myeloid leukemia in which optic nerve involvement was the only initial sign of the disease.
ISSN:	0145-2126 1873-5835
DOI:	10.1016/0145-2126(92)90144-V