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Bilateral serous macular detachment in acute myelogenous leukemiaMüge Karataş1, Rana Altan Yaycıoğlu1, Can Boğa2, Burak Ulaş11Baskent University Faculty Of Medicine, Department Of Ophthalmology, Adana, Turkey2Baskent University Faculty Of Medicine, Department Of Hematology, Adana, Turkey A 31-year-old woman, diagnosed and treated for acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) type M2, complained of blurred vision and general deterioration in vital signs in her fourth week of hospitalization for induction chemotherapy. Her ophthalmologic examination revealed bilateral serous macular detachment. Despite immediate institution of salvage therapy for refractory disease, intense intraretinal and preretinal hemorrhages developed in both eyes. Three weeks after reinstitution of chemotherapy the patient deceased. Bilateral serous macular detachment is rarely an ocular manifestation of AML. This may be a sign of leukemic infiltration of the choroid and worsening of the clinical symptoms. Akut myeloid lösemiye bağlı bilateral seröz maküla dekolmanıMüge Karataş1, Rana Altan Yaycıoğlu1, Can Boğa2, Burak Ulaş11Başkent Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Oftalmoloji Ana Bilim Dalı, Adana2Başkent Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Hematoloji Ana Bilim Dalı, Adana Olgu sunumu: Müge Karataş, Rana Altan Yaycıoğlu, Can Boğa, Burak Ulaş. Bilateral serous macular detachment in acute myelogenous leukemia. . 2014; 44(2): 151-153 Corresponding Author: Müge Karataş, Türkiye |
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