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Bilateral Eyelid Ptosis, Attributed to Vincristine, Treated Successfully with Pyridoxine and Thiamine in a Child with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia


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1 Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
     

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Vincristine-induced neurotoxicity is an adverse effect commonly seen in pediatric patients treated for cancer. We hereby present a case of a 6-year-old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, who developed bilateral eyelid ptosis 25 days after the last intravenous administration of vincristine (cumulative dose 14.2 mg i.e., 17.75 mg/m²). The boy was treated with 5 mg/kg thiamine and with 10 mg/kg pyridoxine. Complete recovery of ptosis was noticed 4 weeks after the initiation of Vitamins B1 and B6 supplementation therapy.

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Neurotoxicity, Ptosis, Vincristine, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B6.
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  • Bilateral Eyelid Ptosis, Attributed to Vincristine, Treated Successfully with Pyridoxine and Thiamine in a Child with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

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Authors

Emmanuel Hatzipantelis
Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
Ioannis Kyriakidis
Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
Evangelos Pavlou
Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
Efterpi Pavlidou
Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

Abstract


Vincristine-induced neurotoxicity is an adverse effect commonly seen in pediatric patients treated for cancer. We hereby present a case of a 6-year-old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, who developed bilateral eyelid ptosis 25 days after the last intravenous administration of vincristine (cumulative dose 14.2 mg i.e., 17.75 mg/m²). The boy was treated with 5 mg/kg thiamine and with 10 mg/kg pyridoxine. Complete recovery of ptosis was noticed 4 weeks after the initiation of Vitamins B1 and B6 supplementation therapy.

Keywords


Neurotoxicity, Ptosis, Vincristine, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B6.