Abstract
A 53-year-old Caucasian woman with long-standing, well controlled, severe rheumatoid arthritis, treated with methotrexate, salazopyrin, naprosyn, prednisone and plaquenil, presented with progressive visual loss in each eye. She had a past history of non-necrotizing anterior scleritis that was treated with increased doses of prednisone. She developed left then right central scotomas, reduced vision and optic atrophy. Eventually a diagnosis of methotrexate-induced optic atrophy was made.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 440-441 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 6 |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- methotrexate
- optic neuropathy
- rheumatoid arthritis
- side-effect