Leukemic optic nerve infiltration

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    • By Franco Benvenuto, MD
      Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, México and Hospital J.P. Garrahan, Argentina
      Co-author(s): Jesus Ocegueda-Sánchez, Universidad de Guadalajara, México.
    • Uploaded on Mar 31, 2022.
    • Last modified by Joshua Friedman on Apr 4, 2022.
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    Leukemia
    Condition/keywords
    acute leukemia, infiltration of the optic nerve
    Photographer
    Franco Benvenuto, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Universidad de Guadalajara, México
    Imaging device
    Fundus camera
    Description
    Fundus photograph of a 21-year-old otherwise healthy male presenting with acute onset of blurry vision in his both eyes for one week. Acute promyelocytic leukemia was confirmed by bone marrow study. The fundus exam showed bilateral optic nerve infiltration: Leukemic optic neuropathy.

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