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Case Reports
. 2017 Jun 15:2017:bcr2016218912.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-218912.

Fingolimod-associated macular oedema

Kirti Madhukar Jasani  1 , Nazar Sharaf  2 , David Rog  2   2 , Tariq Aslam  3
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Case Reports

Fingolimod-associated macular oedema

Kirti Madhukar Jasani et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Drug interactions; Macula; Multiple sclerosis; Neurology (drugs and medicines); Unwanted effects / adverse reactions.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Colour fundus and SPECTRALIS Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) across the right eye macula taken on presentation showing intraretinal cystic fluid spaces indicating macula oedema.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Colour fundus and SPECTRALIS Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) taken on the same axis 4 months later showing the macula oedema having resolved.
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