Interferon associated retinopathy

Authors

  • Zamir Iqbal
  • Mazhar Ishaq
  • Muhammad Afzal Naz
  • Muhammad Aamir Arain
  • Sameer Shahid Ameen
  • Munawar Habib

Abstract

Interferon is an immunomodulating cytokine which is used to treat different diseases. Now a day it is being commonly used for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. Few patients develop ocular complications secondary to the use of Interferon. We report here a case in which a young soldier with no other risk factors developed retinopathy changes after five months of interferon alpha 2b therapy which included cotton wool spots at the posterior pole and dot-blot haemorrhages in both fundi. These changes gradually started resolving after cessation of treatment and completely disappeared after six months.

KEY WORDS: Cotton wool spots, Interferon, retinopathy.

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Published

03-08-2016

How to Cite

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Iqbal Z, Ishaq M, Naz MA, Arain MA, Ameen SS, Habib M. Interferon associated retinopathy. Pak J Pathol [Internet]. 2016 Aug. 3 [cited 2024 Apr. 19];21(4). Available from: https://pakjpath.com/index.php/Pak-J-Pathol/article/view/141

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 4 (2010)

Section

Case Report

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Copyright (c) 2016 Zamir Iqbal, Mazhar Ishaq, Muhammad Afzal Naz, Muhammad Aamir Arain, Sameer Shahid Ameen, Munawar Habib

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