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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-6-6
pubmed:abstractText
A multicentric retrospective study on leukemic ophthalmopathy (LO) is reported. It includes 21 patients, 16 males and 5 females, with acute leukemia (AL) observed in 10 SIOP centers. LO developed in three patients at the time of diagnosis of AL; five patients were in first complete remission (three off therapy); four patients were in second or third remission; and nine were in combined relapse. Most frequent symptoms were blurred vision, photophobia, and ocular pain. Two patients with acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia died before treatment; another underwent bone marrow transplantation; one patient with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy died 4 months after LO; the remaining 17 children were treated according to different schedules with (10) or without (7) radiotherapy on the affected eye. Twelve patients achieved ocular remission and four of these had a second ocular relapse. Complete remission after LO treatment lasting for more than 3, 7, 24, 29 months was observed in four patients. The authors conclude that cure is possible in patients who had LO in first complete remission treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy at high dose on the affected eye.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0098-1532
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
8-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Leukemic ophthalmopathy: a report of 21 pediatric cases.
pubmed:affiliation
Università di Palermo, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Multicenter Study