Open AccessA Case Report on Reversible Toxic Optic Neuropathy on Long Term Treatment of Linezolid in Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patient
Author(s) -
Sunil Kardani,
Rajesh Hadia,
Ashish Shah,
Ghanshyam Parmar,
Rajesh Maheshwari,
A. K. Seth,
Trupal Rathod,
Dhaval Joshi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i37a31972
Subject(s) - linezolid , medicine , optic neuropathy , drug , tuberculosis , medical prescription , antibiotics , staphylococcus aureus , surgery , optic nerve , ophthalmology , pharmacology , pathology , vancomycin , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , genetics
We describe a case of Linezolid-induced severe toxic optic neuropathy in a patient with drug-resistant tuberculosis. Linezolid produced severe toxic optic neuropathy in some who used it for a long time. To the best of our knowledge, the optic neuropathy was completely reversed after omitting Linezolid which is one of the effective drug regimens in his prescription, with significant improvements in eye vision.