Abstract
We present a case of bilateral oculomotor nerve paralysis induced by alpha II-interferon in a patient with hairy-cell leukemia. After the drug was withdrawn, the neurological abnormalities disappeared. The more frequent neurological psychiatric, and electroencephalographic side effects are reviewed.
MeSH terms
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Humans
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Interferon Type I / adverse effects*
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Interferon alpha-2
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Interferon-alpha / adverse effects*
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Interferon-alpha / therapeutic use
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Leukemia, Hairy Cell / therapy
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Ophthalmoplegia / chemically induced*
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Recombinant Proteins
Substances
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Interferon Type I
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Interferon alpha-2
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Interferon-alpha
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Recombinant Proteins