Abstract
Central nervous system (CNS) involvement, including optic nerve involvement, in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is an extremely rare condition. We report a case of bilateral optic nerve involvement combined with unilateral facial palsy in a patient with AML who achieved complete remission following allogenic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation as a young patient. After further evaluation, the patient was diagnosed with a recurrence of AML with CNS involvement. The presentation of multiple types of CNS involvement in AML may be suspicious evidence of AML recurrence.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 122-125 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Neuro-Ophthalmology |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 Mar 4 |
Keywords
- Acute myeloid leukemia
- bilateral
- central nerve system
- facial palsy
- optic neuropathy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology
- Clinical Neurology