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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Main Authors: INTAN G, ASOKUMARAN T, AZIZ S, MALLIKA PS, TAN AK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2008-01-01
Series:Malaysian Family Physician
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Online Access:http://www.e-mfp.org/2008v3n2/pdf/Ethambutol_ocular_toxicity.pdf