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Published on: January 26, 2018
Pseudotumor cerebri associated with cyclosporine use
O A Cruz1, S G Fogg, G Roper-Hall
1Anheuser-Busch Eye Institute, St. Louis University School of Medicine, MO, USA. CRUZOA@SLUVCA.SLV.EDU
Purpose:
An 11-year-old boy had a one-month history of horizontal diplopia. Three years earlier, he had undergone allogeneic bone marrow transplantation complicated by graft versus host disease.
Methods:
The patient had esotropia and bilateral optic disk edema. A magnetic resonance imaging scan disclosed no intracranial lesion. The opening pressure of the lumbar puncture was 500 mm of water. Pseudotumor cerebri secondary to cyclosporine was diagnosed.
Results:
The patient improved with resolution of his esotropia and diplopia within five days of discontinuing his cyclosporine. The optic disk edema resolved within three months.
Conclusion:
Cyclosporine must be added to the list of medications with a known association with pseudotumor cerebri.
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