Late onset of unilateral optic disk edema secondary to treatment with imatinib mesylate
- Authors: Napolitano, M; Santoro, M; Mancuso, S; Carlisi, M; Raso, S; Tarantino, G; Accurso, V; Siragusa, S;
- Publication year: 2017
- Type: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/243319
Abstract
Prompt ophthalmology evaluation and immediate imatinib suspension should be suggested at any time of tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy in patients with visual deficit, as it may be a clinical manifestation of optic disk edema, and suspension may help in prompt recovery.