Abstract
The National Registry of Drug-Induced Ocular Side effects has received 79 cases reports of suspected hematopoietic toxicity caused by carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Twenty-six of these suspected cases (32%) resulted in death secondary to aplastic anemia, thrombocytopenia, or granulocytosis. In 54 of these 79, adverse reactions (68% occurred during the first six months of therapy).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 79-81 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American journal of ophthalmology |
Volume | 100 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1985 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology