A case of corneal opacity caused by atovaquone administration
We encountered a rare case of bilateral corneal opacity resulting from oral atovaquone administration. Regular long-term ophthalmological examinations are necessary for patients taking atovaquone.
Authors
- Yasser Helmy Mohamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6346-6690)
- Masafumi Uematsu
- Daisuke Inoue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6127-1846)
- Mao Kusano
- Takashi Kitaoka
- Mohamed Talaat Mohamed
- Takeyoshi Ashizuka
Institutions
- Nagasaki University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2024.102235
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Drug-Induced Ocular Toxicity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.08