Isolated Optic Nerve Relapse in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Two Case Reports

TÜREDİ YILDIRIM A., Oymak Y., YAMAN Y., Saatci O., Malatyali R., Kamer S., ...Daha Fazla

CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.39, sa.4, ss.894-899, 2014 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.894-899
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Optic nerve relapse, pre-T acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Sudden vision loss
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Notwithstanding extensive chemotherapy, intrathecal methotrexate treatments and prophylactic central nervous system radiotherapy, extramedullary relapses can still be seen in leukemia patients. Isolated optic nerve relapses, one of its symptoms being a sudden vision loss that occurs prior to a bone marrow relapse, are rarely seen in acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients. Sudden vision loss can be cured by an early diagnosis and rapid treatment. In this study, we investigate two male patients (10 and 12 years old) with optic nerve relapses, sudden vision loss complaints and pre-T acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the light of the literature.