| Literature DB >> 27533512 |
Karen L Christopher1, Victor M Elner, Hakan Demirci.
Abstract
The authors describe a 39-year-old woman treated with fingolimod for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis for 2 years who then developed a bilateral conjunctival mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. Fingolimod treatment for multiple sclerosis has been associated with lymphoma in 3 previously reported cases. This is the first case of ocular adnexal lymphoma presumed to be due to fingolimod. Given that ophthalmologists regularly monitor many patients on fingolimod for fingolimod-associated macular edema and ophthalmic manifestations of multiple sclerosis, the authors hope to alert physicians of the possibility of ocular adnexal lymphoma in these patients.Entities:
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Year: 2017 PMID: 27533512 DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000774
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg ISSN: 0740-9303 Impact factor: 1.746