Desferrioxamine-related ocular toxicity: A case report

A 29-year-old lady receiving repeated blood transfusions for β thalassemia since childhood, presented with rapidly deteriorating symptoms of night blindness and peripheral visual field loss. She was recently commenced on high-dose intravenous desferrioxamine for reducing the systemic iron overload....

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Main Authors: Simon, Sumu, Athanasiov, Paul A, Jain, Rajeev, Raymond, Grant, Gilhotra, Jagjit S
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3442469/