Iron overload and iron chelating agent exposure in anemia-associated outer retinal degeneration: a case report and review of the literature
Abstract Background Deferoxamine retinopathy is the informally designated term used to describe a characteristic pattern of outer retinal degeneration in iron-overloaded chronic anemia patients who are treated with deferoxamine. We hypothesize that insufficiently treated iron overloading and not onl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Ophthalmology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-021-02030-1 |