ETHAMBUTOL OCULAR TOXICITY IN A PATIENT WITH PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
Purpose: To highlight the importance of using the Farnsworth Panel D-15 Hue test in colour vision testing in patients on ethambutol treatment. Case Report: A 70 year-old lady received ethambutol as part of her anti-tuberculous regime. She developed blue-yellow colour defect detectable with the Farn...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia
2008-01-01
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Series: | Malaysian Family Physician |
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Online Access: | http://www.e-mfp.org/2008v3n2/pdf/Ethambutol_ocular_toxicity.pdf |