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Capreomycin-induced optic neuritis in a case of multidrug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis Magazine, Rahul; Pal, Mahuya; Chogtu, Bharti & Nayak, Veena Abstract A patient of multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis was prescribed an anti-tubercular regimen containing capreomycin. Patient developed optic neuritis 3 months after starting treatment. Investigations did not reveal any specific cause for this ocular condition and on discontinuing capreomycin his vision recovered. We conclude that capreomycin is the cause of reversible optic neuritis in our case. Keywords Capreomycin, optic neuritis, tuberculosis

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