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Vincristine Induced Isolated Bilateral Ptosis in a Child with Wilms’ Tumour: Case Report with Review of Literature

Vaibhav Pandey, Gangopadhyay AN, Shiv Prasad Sharma and Vijayendra kumar

Vincristine is used in the treatment of solid tumours, lymphoma and leukemia in children. The dose-limiting toxicity is its neurotoxicity. We describe a three year old girl with Wilms’ tumour who developed isolated vincristine-induced bilateral ptosis and recovered on treatment with pyridoxine and pyridostigmine.