Retinal changes in patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia (all): discussion of topic from a case report

ABSTRACT

The Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) is a disease characterized by a high survival rate, but the absolute number of children who die from it represents a large proportion of cases of infant deaths from cancer. The morbidity resulting from its treatment can leave sequelae in people with high life expectancy, making it extremely necessary to understand the pathogenesis of this disease, enabling the development of new treatments and reduction of sequelae caused by the disease. This early diagnosis is important to avoid ocular complications that may lead to low long-term visual acuity and to evaluate treatment relapses and determine the conducts.

Keywords:
Acute lymphocytic leukemia; Leukemical infiltration; Leukemia; Retinal diseases; Papilledema