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Abstract #19087 Published in IGR 3-1

Development of glaucoma in the course of interferon alpha therapy for chronic hepatitis B

Kwon YS; Choe YH; Chin HS
Yonsei Medical Journal 2001; 42: 134-136


Previous reported ocular complications of interferon alpha administration are extremely rare. These include oculomotor palsy, corneal allograft rejection, retinal hemorrhage and cotton wool patches. A 15-year-old boy with chronic hepatitis B was treated with interferon alpha for six months, and then developed glaucoma. After the interferon therapy had been discontinued, the glaucoma improved. Accordingly, the authors report a case of glaucoma development during the course of interferon alpha therapy for chronic hepatitis B.

Dr Y.S. Kwon, Department of Pediatrics, Inha University Hospital, Inchon, Korea


Classification:

9.4.15 Glaucoma in relation to systemic disease (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)



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