Pattern dystrophies in patients treated with deferoxamine: report of two cases and review of the literature

Pattern dystrophies in patients treated with deferoxamine: report of two cases and review of the literature

Abstract Background Deferoxamine (DFO) is one of the most commonly used chelation treatments for transfusional hemosiderosis. Pattern dystrophies constitute a distinct entity of retinal disorders that has been occasionally identified in association with deferoxamine. Case presentation We report two...

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Main Authors: Constantine D. Georgakopoulos, Foteini Tsapardoni, Elli V. Kostopoulou, Olga E. Makri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Deferoxamine
Pattern dystrophy
Thalassemia
Drug toxicity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-018-0911-2

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